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From the Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.
REGE
OOT OF
To the Honourable the Colonial Secretary.
Sir,
Hongkong, 13th July, 1901.
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter No.1607 of the 2nd instant, transmitting, for the information of my Committee, copy of a letter from the Acting Health Officer of the Port.
This letter, which dealt with certain statements made by Mr. Ritchie, was submitted to that gentleman without delay for reply, and at their monthly Meeting, held on the 9th instant, the Committee considered the whole correspondence and decided to forward a copy of Mr. Ritchie's rejoinder to Dr. Swan's statements to you for the information of His Excellency the Governor.
The Committee are of opinion that Dr. Swan has himself contributed, during this controversy, in no small degree to show the necessity that exists for the office of Health Officer being held by an official who is able to devote the whole of his time to the duties of the post. They accordingly respectfully beg now to suggest the desirability of (1) increasing the emoluments of this post, (2) of disallowing private practice to its incumbent except in the harbour; and (3) they would further recommend the appointment of a junior practitioner to be Assistant Health Officer, and the employment of another steam-launch, to the favourable consideration of His Excellency.
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Enclosure MC. 3. to Yours Despatch 10,345/01.
336
65252
ちょここ
From the Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.
REGE
OOT OF
To the Honourable the Colonial Secretary.
Sir,
Hongkong, 13th. July, 1901.
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter No.1607 of the 2nd. instant, transmitting, for the information of my Committee, copy of a letter from the Acting Health Officer of the Port.
This letter, which dealt with certain state- ments made by Mr. Ritchie, was submitted to that gentleman without delay for reply, and at their monthly Meeting, held on the 9th.instant, the Committee considered the whole corres- pondence and decided to forward a copy of Mr. Ritchies rejoin- der to Dr. Swan's statements to you for the information of His Excellency the Governor.
The Committee are of opinion that Dr. Swan has himself contributed, during this controversy, in no small degree to show the necessity that exists for the office of Health Officer being held by an official who is able to de- vote the whole of his time to the duties of the post. They accordingly respectfully beg now to suggest the desirability of (1) increasing the emoluments of this post, (2) of dis- allowing private practice to its incumbent except in the har- bour; and (3) they would further recommend the appointment of a junior practitioner to be Assistant Health Officer, and the employment of another steam-launch, to the favourable consideration of His Excellency.
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