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ONFIDENTIAL

Hongkong.

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REC 15 JUL 07582

Government House,

Hongkong, 14th. June, 1907.

1

In continuation of my Confidential

Despatch of the 29th. ultimo, I have the honour to

transmit copy of questions asked in the Legislative

Council by the Senior Un-ffocial Member concerning the

Report of the Commission appointed to enquire into the

administration of the Sanitary Department, and of the

replies made thereto, with copy of the précis referred to,

at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held yesterday.

I also enclose copy of a fairly

accurate newspaper report of remarks made by me and by Mr.

E. A. Hewett, Chairman of the Commission.

Conclosure 1.

Enclosure 2. Fondlosure 3.

holosure 4.

2.

It was apparent from comments

made in the Press and elsewhere that the Government were

suspected of adopting a hostile attitude towards the

report of the Commissioners.

As so often happens among this

extremely

RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,

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