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CONFIDENTIAL.

Hongkong.

My Lord,

Government House, Hongkong, 8th November, 1907.

Since my arrival in the Colony, I have devoted considerable time to the study of the various questions arising out of the Report of the Sanitary Commission which was forwarded to Your Lordship with Mr. May's Confidential Despatch of the 29th May, 1907, and I shall shortly submit my views in detail to Your Lordship in reply to your Confidential Despatch of July 23rd.

2. In the meantime I am fully convinced that the Administrative Head of the Sanitary Department should be an Officer who is able to devote his entire time to the work of the Department, and I have therefore the honour to express my general concurrence in the proposals submitted in Mr. May's Confidential Despatch of June 15th last and to request your sanction to give effect to the appointments recommended therein.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,

&c.

&c.

3. Since the date on which that Despatch

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CONFIDENTIAL. Hongkong. My Lord, Government House, Hongkong, 8th November, 1907. Since my arrival in the Colony, I have devoted considerable time to the study of the various questions arising out of the Report of the Sanitary Commission which was forwarded to Your Lordship with Mr. May's Confidential Despatch of the 29th May, 1907, and I shall shortly submit my views in detail to Your Lordship in reply to your Confidential Despatch of July 23rd. 2. In the meantime I am fully convinced that the Administrative Head of the Sanitary Department should be an Officer who is able to devote his entire time to the work of the Department, and I have therefore the honour to express my general concurrence in the proposals submitted in Mr. May's Confidential Despatch of June 15th last and to request your sanction to give effect to the appointments recommended therein. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G., &c. &c. 3. Since the date on which that Despatch
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: ONFIDENTIA L. Hongkong. My Lord, C O 43211 Prae Government Houad, 07 Hongkong, 8th.November, 1907. Since my arrival in the Colony, I have devoted considerable time to the study of the various questions arising out of the Report of the Sanitary Commission which was forwarded to Your Lordship with Mr. May's Confidential Despatch of the 29th. May, You 23273 1907, and I shall shortly submit my views in detail to Your Lordship in reply to your Confidential Despatch of do July 23rd. 2. 25112 In the meantime I am fully con- -vinced that the Administrative Head of the Sanitary Department should be an Officer who is able to devote his entire time to the work of the Department, and I havO therefore the honour to express my general concurrence in the proposals submitted in Mr. May's Confidential Despatch of June 15th. last and to request your sanction to give affect to the appointments recommended therein. RIGHT MONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G., &0. &0. * 3. 80... Since the date on which that Despatch
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ONFIDENTIA L.

Hongkong.

My Lord,

C O

43211

Prae Government Houad, 07

Hongkong, 8th.November, 1907.

Since my arrival in the Colony,

I have devoted considerable time to the study of the

various questions arising out of the Report of the

Sanitary Commission which was forwarded to Your Lordship

with Mr. May's Confidential Despatch of the 29th. May,

You 23273

1907, and I shall shortly submit my views in detail to

Your Lordship in reply to your Confidential Despatch of

do

July 23rd.

2.

25112

In the meantime I am fully con-

-vinced that the Administrative Head of the Sanitary

Department should be an Officer who is able to devote his

entire time to the work of the Department, and I havO

therefore the honour to express my general concurrence in

the proposals submitted in Mr. May's Confidential Despatch

of June 15th. last and to request your sanction to give

affect to the appointments recommended therein.

RIGHT MONOURABLE

THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,

&0.

&0. *

3.

80...

Since the date on which that

Despatch

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