CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12] — Page 615

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Hongkong.

Que

losure December,, 1902.

Government House,

31 JAN 03)

Hongkong, 31st. December, 1902.

610

sir,

I have the honour to transit for your

information the enclosed copy of a letter from the Secretary

of the Sanitary Board together with its annexure relative to

the establishment of a reading room for the Sanitary Staff at

the District Office in Hollywood Road, and to inform you that

I have approved of the scheme and authorised the payment of

the expenditure involved during the year 1903 out of the

Vote for Incidental Expenses' on the Sanitary Department,

2.

I have now to request your authority,

in the event of the experiment proving successful, for making

provision for the expenditure incurred in lighting (about $6

a month) in the Estimates for 1904.

I have the honour to be,

sir.

Your most obedient

Humble servant,

Hurry

Governor, &0..

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.

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