CO129-316 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [1-4] — Page 421

of Public Works for such other person,

in Council

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may from time

as

There is no doubt a great

deal in favour of vesting all the

fouers

the P.W.D.; misfonsible

buildings make this wisperited by and

Committer into a sot of weal

with

of health

Control and

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wide fowers of

resources

very funiancial

objection.

is open to serious

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Hongkong, 18th. March, 1903.

With reference to the Despatches noted in

ir W. Gascoigne's Despatch 248 of

the 12th. June, 1902.

the margin, I have the honour

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Sir W. Gascoigne's Despatch 298 of

the 9th. July, 1902.

infom you that after careful

Secretary of State's Despatch 295 of o consideration I am of opinion

the 6th. September, 1902.

Governor's Telegram of the 12th. S

October, 1902.

Secretary of State's Telegram of the

31st. October, 1902. Governor's Despatch 116 of the 10th. March, 1903. Paragraph 4.

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that for the reasons stated in

do. paragraph 4 of my Despatch

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in einem

No. 116 of the 10th. instant,

the appointment of a Sanitary

Commissioner is undesirable, and I have come to the conclusion

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that the interests of the Colony will be best served by bring-

ing the Medical and Sanitary Departments under the direct

administrative control of the Principal Civil Medical Officer.

This arrangement has the additional recommendation of being

more economical. I now enclose a copy of a statement of the

duties of the Principal Civil Medical Officer as Head of the

Medical and Sanitary Departments and I see no reason why

the analgamation on tho se lines should not work smoothly and

wwwwur time

well.

2.

As the New Public Health and Buildings Ordinance is now in force the present is a convenient time to

give effect to the proposed changes, and I have instructed Dr.

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

Atkinson

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

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