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Government House,

HongKong,

31st

May, 1900.

I have the honour to acknowledge the

receipt of your despatch No.89 of the 30th.March, stating that

the Swiss Government had received no notification of plague

in HongKong since September last.

2. I have taken steps to have this error

rectified, and have directed due notice to be sent in future

to the British Minister at Berne.

I have the honour to be,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

&C.

&C,

sir,

Your most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

7.7. Gascoigne

Major-General,

Administering the Government.