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No. 199.

Hongkong.

Sir,

C.O. 23277

Government House,

11 JUN 021

Hongkong, 13th May, 1902.

204

April 11902

You 12555

I have the honour to transmit for your information the enclosed six copies of a Preliminary Report by Mr. Osbert Chadwick, C.M.G., on the sanitary condition of Hongkong.

2. This Report has been laid before the Legislative Council, but as I have not yet had an opportunity of conferring with the Director of Public Works or the Executive Council as to its recommendations, I do not propose to enter at present into an examination of the various subjects with which it deals. It will be observed, however, that Mr. Chadwick writes at considerable length on the subject of the Water Supply, a matter which, owing to the small rainfall of last year and the prolonged drought which has existed throughout the Winter and up to the present time, has become one of the most serious of the many difficult problems with which this Colony will have to deal in the immediate future. I am also informed by old residents that the yearly rainfall of late years has undoubtedly declined. I shall probably have occasion before long to address you on this subject again, and I have already transmitted a report thereon under cover of my Despatch No.72 of the 28th February last, but I may take this opportunity of observing that the extreme discomfort

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

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No. 199. Hongkong. Sir, C.O. 23277 Government House, 11 JUN 021 Hongkong, 13th May, 1902. 204 April 11902 You 12555 I have the honour to transmit for your information the enclosed six copies of a Preliminary Report by Mr. Osbert Chadwick, C.M.G., on the sanitary condition of Hongkong. 2. This Report has been laid before the Legislative Council, but as I have not yet had an opportunity of conferring with the Director of Public Works or the Executive Council as to its recommendations, I do not propose to enter at present into an examination of the various subjects with which it deals. It will be observed, however, that Mr. Chadwick writes at considerable length on the subject of the Water Supply, a matter which, owing to the small rainfall of last year and the prolonged drought which has existed throughout the Winter and up to the present time, has become one of the most serious of the many difficult problems with which this Colony will have to deal in the immediate future. I am also informed by old residents that the yearly rainfall of late years has undoubtedly declined. I shall probably have occasion before long to address you on this subject again, and I have already transmitted a report thereon under cover of my Despatch No.72 of the 28th February last, but I may take this opportunity of observing that the extreme discomfort THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,
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No. 199. Hongkong. sir, C. 0. 23277 Government House, 11 JUN 021 Hongkong, 13th. May, 1902. 204 april. 11902 fies ther You 12555 I have the honour to transmit for your in- formation the enclosed six copies of a Preliminary Report by Mr. Osbert Chadwick, C.M.G., on the sanitary condition of Hongkong. 2. This Report has been laid before the Le- gislative Council, but as I have not yet had an opportunity of conferring with the Director of Public Works or the Execu- tive Council as to its recommendations, I do not propose to enter at present into an examination of the various subjects with which it deals. It will be observed, however, that Mr. Chadwick writes at considerable length on the subject of the Water Supply, a matter which, owing to the small rainfall of last year and the prolonged drought which has existed through- out the Winter and up to the present time, has become one of the most serious of the many difficult problems with which this Colony will have to deal in the immediate future. I am also informed by old residents that the yearly rainfall of late years has undoubtedly declined. I shall probably have occasion before long to address you on this subject again, and I have already transmitted a report thereon under cover of my Despatch No. 72 of the 28th. February last, but I may take this opportunity of observing that the extreme discomfort THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P., and
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No.

199.

Hongkong.

sir,

C. 0.

23277

Government House,

11 JUN 021

Hongkong, 13th. May, 1902.

204

april.

11902

fies ther

You

12555

I have the honour to transmit for your in-

formation the enclosed six copies of a Preliminary Report by

Mr. Osbert Chadwick, C.M.G., on the sanitary condition of

Hongkong.

2.

This Report has been laid before the Le-

gislative Council, but as I have not yet had an opportunity

of conferring with the Director of Public Works or the Execu-

tive Council as to its recommendations, I do not propose to

enter at present into an examination of the various subjects

with which it deals. It will be observed, however, that Mr.

Chadwick writes at considerable length on the subject of the

Water Supply, a matter which, owing to the small rainfall of

last year and the prolonged drought which has existed through-

out the Winter and up to the present time, has become one of

the most serious of the many difficult problems with which

this Colony will have to deal in the immediate future. I am

also informed by old residents that the yearly rainfall of

late years has undoubtedly declined. I shall probably have

occasion before long to address you on this subject again,

and I have already transmitted a report thereon under cover

of my Despatch No. 72 of the 28th. February last, but I may

take this opportunity of observing that the extreme discomfort

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

and

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