CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6] — Page 418

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I have frequently visited the cleansing gangs at work from the time of the institution of this method of plague prevention up to the present time, and I have never seen the slightest sign of such fear or hostility on the part of the population.

Disinfection is carried out by the same gangs. But in this case the gangs themselves do the work in the houses. They are, however, closely supervised by the Inspector. Two members of the "Kai Fong" or Street Committee of Chinese in the district are present for the purpose of assessing any damage done to property for purposes of compensation under 1 of the Byelaws for Prevention and Mitigation of Epidemic, Endemic or Contagious Disease; and the clerk of the Dispensary in the District is allowed to watch the process of disinfection.

I submit that the absence of specific complaints prove that the work is on the whole done with the minimum of friction. It may, however, be possible to adopt measures which may be less irksome as all disinfection must be to the Chinese population, and I need hardly say that any proposals in that behalf will be carefully and sympathetically considered by this Government.

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414 I have frequently visited the cleansing gangs at work from the time of the institution of this method of plague prevention up to the present time, and I have never seen the slightest sign of such fear or hostility on the part of the population. Disinfection is carried out by the same gangs. But in this case the gangs themselves do the work in the houses. They are, however, closely supervised by the Inspector. Two members of the "Kai Fong" or Street Committee of Chinese in the district are present for the purpose of assessing any damage done to property for purposes of compensation under 1 of the Byelaws for Prevention and Mitigation of Epidemic, Endemic or Contagious Disease; and the clerk of the Dispensary in the District is allowed to watch the process of disinfection. I submit that the absence of specific complaints prove that the work is on the whole done with the minimum of friction. It may, however, be possible to adopt measures which may be less irksome as all disinfection must be to the Chinese population, and I need hardly say that any proposals in that behalf will be carefully and sympathetically considered by this Government. In

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11. 414 I have frequently visited the cleansing gangs at work from the time of the institution of this method of plague prevention up to the present time, and I have never seen the slightest sign of such fear or hostility on the part of the population. 11. Disinfection is carried out by the same gangs. But in this case the gangs themselves do the work in the houses. They are, however, closely super- -vised by the Inspector. Two members of the "Kai Fong" or Street Committee of Chinese in the district are present for the purpose of assessing any damage done to property for purposes of compensation under 1 of the Byelaws for Pre- -vention and Mitigation of Epidemic, Endemic or Conta- -gios Disease; and the clerk of the Dispensary in the District is allowed to watch the process of disinfection. I submit that the absence of specific complaints prove that the work is on the whole done with the minimum of friction. It may, however, be possible to adopt measures which may be less irksome as all disinfec- -tion must be to the Chinese population, and I need hardly say that any proposals in that behalf will be care- -fully and sympathetically considered by this Government. In r

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I have frequently visited the

cleansing gangs at work from the time of the institution

of this method of plague prevention up to the present time,

and I have never seen the slightest sign of such fear or

hostility on the part of the population.

11.

Disinfection is carried out by

the same gangs. But in this case the gangs themselves do

the work in the houses. They are, however, closely super-

-vised by the Inspector. Two members of the "Kai Fong" or

Street Committee of Chinese in the district are present for

the purpose of assessing any damage done to property for

purposes of compensation under 1 of the Byelaws for Pre-

-vention and Mitigation of Epidemic, Endemic or Conta-

-gios Disease; and the clerk of the Dispensary in the

District is allowed to watch the process of disinfection.

I submit that the absence of specific complaints prove that

the work is on the whole done with the minimum of friction.

It may, however, be possible to

adopt measures which may be less irksome as all disinfec-

-tion must be to the Chinese population, and I need

hardly say that any proposals in that behalf will be care-

-fully and sympathetically considered by this Government.

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