CO129-320 - Governor Sir Blake Acting Governor May - 1903 [11-12] — Page 411

Ja any further communica.

on this subject, please quote

D.V.

13912

ad address letter to-

The Secretary,

Admiralty, Whitehall,

London, S.W.

11435

28th

Admiralty,

December, 1903

C.C.

46426

sir,

406

20 JEC 03

With reference to your letter of the 2nd.October,

1903, No.35728/03, on the subject of the use of the Naval

Infectious Hospital at Hong Kong for Smallpox cases, I am

commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to

acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of

State for the Colonies, that this matter has been the

subject of their very careful consideration on more than

one occasion. The action taken by the local Admiralty

Authorities has been based on their instructions.

2.

I am to invite attention to the facts of the

case.

3.

When My Lords first proposed to build the

Infectious Hospital on the Mount Parish site it was brought

to their notice that an objection was raised to the treat-

ment of Smallpox or other infectious diseases in the

Hospital, and that the following clause was contained in

the lease :-

"And whereas the said Commissioners having applied "for a lease of the piece of ground hereinafter "described for the purposes of a Naval Hospital on "condition that the same be not used for the treatment "of smallpox or other infectious diseases and His "Excellency the Governor has agreed to demise for "such purposes only subject to the conditions" &c.

The Naval Commander-in-Chief was instructed by

Admiralty letter lat.April,1898, :-

Under Secretary

of State,

"to ascertain if the Colonial Government will "withdraw their objection as the site is an isolated "one and an Infectious Hospital on it is not likely "to cause any danger to inhabitants in the vicinity”.

4.

In a letter dated 12th.December,1898, the

Commander-in-Chief forwarded a letter from the

COLONIAL OFFICE.

Governor