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CONFIDENTIAL.

Hongkong.

R 42048

135

90 DEC 06

Government House,

Hongkong, 28th November, 1906.

My Lord,

In paragraph 9 of my Despatch No. 128 of the 25th of May last, I informed Your Lordship that, in consequence of articles which had appeared in the Press and of private representations which had been made to me, I had appointed a Commission to enquire generally into the subject of the administration of the Sanitary Laws of the Colony. From the enclosed copy of the Commission Your Lordship will see that the members were required to enquire into and report on "whether any irregularity or corruption exists or has existed among the officials charged with the administration of the aforesaid Regulations".

2. In the course of their enquiry the Commissioners received evidence touching the conduct of certain Inspectors in the Sanitary Department which led them to communicate such evidence to the Government in advance of the final Report; and as the Law Officers after considering

RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,

&c. &c.

Page 1


...fact that Leung

Ko Sau

not refute evidence

called

Further, him Cox had not, I think, seen

referred to

an

p.13.

that there is direct

evidence of the payment of

$439.

Ko

went to Trung, then Áo,

the

British

in

Ma...

$4.22.

the

LAZR

evidence

$37.38.

Chan Tsun.

Page 2


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CONFIDENTIAL. Hongkong. R 42048 135 90 DEC 06 Government House, Hongkong, 28th November, 1906. My Lord, In paragraph 9 of my Despatch No. 128 of the 25th of May last, I informed Your Lordship that, in consequence of articles which had appeared in the Press and of private representations which had been made to me, I had appointed a Commission to enquire generally into the subject of the administration of the Sanitary Laws of the Colony. From the enclosed copy of the Commission Your Lordship will see that the members were required to enquire into and report on "whether any irregularity or corruption exists or has existed among the officials charged with the administration of the aforesaid Regulations". 2. In the course of their enquiry the Commissioners received evidence touching the conduct of certain Inspectors in the Sanitary Department which led them to communicate such evidence to the Government in advance of the final Report; and as the Law Officers after considering RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G., &c. &c. Page 1 ...fact that Leung Ko Sau not refute evidence called Further, him Cox had not, I think, seen referred to an p.13. that there is direct evidence of the payment of $439. Ko went to Trung, then Áo, the British in Ma... $4.22. the LAZR evidence $37.38. Chan Tsun. Page 2 80...
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fact that Leung Ko Sau not re fase evidence life called Further him cox had not, I think, seen referred to an p.13. that hoode there is direct of the payment of 439. ↑ Ko hai vào Trung, Áo sau, the brits Ma $4.22. the LAZR evidence 37.38. Chan Tsun. ONFIDENTIAL. Hongkong. R 42048 135 90 DEC 06 Government House, Hongkong,2 28th.November,1906. closure 1. My Lord, 23051 In paragraph 9 of my Despatch No. 128 of the. 25th. of May last, I informed Your Lordship that, in consequence of articles which had appeared in the Press and of private representations which had been made to me, I had appointed a Commission to enquire generally into the subject of the administration of the Sanitary Laws of the Colony. From the enclosed copy of the Commission Your Lordship will see that the members were required to enquire into and report on "whether any irregularity or corruption "exists or has existed among the officials charged with the "administration of the aforesaid Regulations". 2. In the course of their enquiry the 1 Commissioners received evidence touching the conduct of certain Inspectors in the Sanitary Department which led them to communicate such evidence to the Government in advance of the final Report; and as the Law Officers after considering RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G., &c. * &C. 1 80...
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fact that Leung

Ko Sau

not re

fase evidence life

called

Further him cox had not, I think, seen

referred to

an

p.13.

that hoode there is direct

of the payment of

439.

↑

Ko

hai vào Trung, Áo sau,

the

brits

Ma

$4.22.

the

LAZR

evidence

37.38.

Chan Tsun.

ONFIDENTIAL.

Hongkong.

R

42048

135

90 DEC 06

Government House,

Hongkong,2 28th.November,1906.

closure 1.

My Lord,

23051

In paragraph 9 of my Despatch

No. 128 of the. 25th. of May last, I informed Your Lordship

that, in consequence of articles which had appeared in the

Press and of private representations which had been made to

me,

I had appointed a Commission to enquire generally into

the subject of the administration of the Sanitary Laws of

the Colony. From the enclosed copy of the Commission Your

Lordship will see that the members were required to enquire

into and report on "whether any irregularity or corruption

"exists or has existed among the officials charged with the

"administration of the aforesaid Regulations".

2.

In the course of their enquiry the

1

Commissioners received evidence touching the conduct of

certain Inspectors in the Sanitary Department which led

them to communicate such evidence to the Government in

advance of the final Report; and as the Law Officers after considering

RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,

&c. *

&C. 1

80...

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