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APR dovernment House.

Hong-Kong,2th. February, 1901.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of your telegram of the 6th.instant, asking in reply to my te-

legram of the 21st.ultimo, for what purpose three Sanitary

Inspectors are required and what salary I propose that they

should draw, and further stating that only 2 new First Class

Inspectors were provided for in the Estimates of 1901.

2. A misunderstanding appears to have arisen,

for 3 new First Class Sanitary Inspectors are actually provi-

ded for in the Estimates for 1901, two appearing under the

heading "Medical Officer of Health" and one under the heading

"Sanitary Surveyor".

3. In the total number of 8 First Class San1-

tary Inspectors thus provided for in the Estimates, there are

at present 4 vacancies, one of which may be filled locally by

promotion, leaving 3 posts unfilled; and it was in order that

these officers might be appointed without delay that I addres

ed to you my telegram of the 21st,ultimo. They are urgently re-

quired, as I explained in my further telegram of the 25th.in-

stant,

in view of a possible outbreak of bubonic plague.

The Right Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,M.P.

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