CO129-324 - Governor Nathan - 1904 [10-12] — Page 53

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Hongkong, 6th. October, 1904.

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With reference to your Circular Despatch

of 2nd. August in connection with a series of lectures to be

given by Professor W. J. Simpson at the London School of Tropi-

cal Medicine on the Hygiene of the Tropics, I have the honour

to inform you that after having heard the opinion of the

Principal Civil Medical Officer on this subject, I have decided

that the fees of any Officer in the Public Works, Police,

Medical and Sanitary Departments who may be on leave and

desirous of attending this course of lectures shall be defrayed

from the revenue of the Colony.

2.

I have issued a General Order to this

effect, of which I transmit a copy for your information.

3.

In connection with the subject of Sanitary

instruction, I do not know whether you are aware of the exis-

tence here of a local branch of the Sanitary Institute of

Great Britain. Instruction is given every winter by lectures

which have been well attended by Sanitary Inspectors, Officers

of the Public Works Department and civilians attached to the

Royal Engineers and Naval Dock-yard. At the examination held

at

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P、、

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