CO129-305 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [5-7] — Page 417

No. 237.

sir,

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C.O

27040

Government House, AUG OI

Hongkong, 28th. June, 1901.

411

I have the honour to inform you that there

are at present 2 young American Doctors in this Colony attach-

ed to the United States Consulate. They visit all ships of

whatever nationality carrying passengers or cargo to the

United States Ports, and are responsible to their Goverment

for the proper disinfection of passengers and luggage proceed-

ing to American Ports. For that purpose they visit the disin-

fecting Hulk, which belongs to a private Company, before sign-

ing the necessary documents at the Consulate.

2.

I am told that the same system is now

adopted by the Consulates of the United States in London and

Liverpool; but as I am not in possession of any definite

information as to this point, and as I am in doubt whether the

proceedings of these Officers in a British Port can be re-

garded as regular, I request that I may be furnished with instructions as to what action, if any, I should take in this

matter.

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

BcC • •

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I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient

Humble servant,

Henry asslake

Governor, &c..

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