CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7] — Page 411

No. 262.

Hongkong, C. O. 29941

Government House, Hongkong, 20th June, 1902.

410

You 23021 Fries)

Sir,

With reference to my Despatch No. 190 of the 9th ultimo, I have the honour to transmit for your information the enclosed copies of a precis which I have caused to be drawn up of the recommendations made by Professor Simpson in his Memoranda on Plague Prevention, with an accompanying statement of the manner in which those recommendations have been or are being carried out.

2. I shall not fail to inform you of any further progress made hereafter in dealing with Professor Simpson's proposals.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble servant,

Francis Henry May

Major-General,

Administering the Government.

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The corrections made include:

• Correcting "transit" to "transmit"
• Correcting "My Gascoipe" to "Francis Henry May" (likely the correct name of the person signing the letter)
• Standardizing the formatting

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No. 262.

Hongkong, C. O. 29941

Government House, Hongkong, 20th June, 1902.

410

You 23021 Fries)

Sir,

With reference to my Despatch No. 190 of the 9th ultimo, I have the honour to transmit for your information the enclosed copies of a precis which I have caused to be drawn up of the recommendations made by Professor Simpson in his Memoranda on Plague Prevention, with an accompanying statement of the manner in which those recommendations have been or are being carried out.

2. I shall not fail to inform you of any further progress made hereafter in dealing with Professor Simpson's proposals.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble servant,

Francis Henry May

Major-General,

Administering the Government.