CO129-564-4 Cholera epidemic 23-8-1937 - 9-4-1938 — Page 45

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Sir,

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONG KONG.

16th September, 1937.

With reference to my despatch No.521 dated

the 10th August, 1937, I have the honour in

accordance with Colonial Regulation 265 to request

your approval for the supplementary expenditure of a

further sum of $34,520 under Head 22, Medical

Department, Sub-Head-17, Medicines, Surgical

Appliances and Instruments, on page fifty-five of the

printed Estimates for 1937.

2.

This amount represents the cost of

cholera vaccine which had to be purchased from the

nearest available sources at short notice during the

epidemic.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

(SD) N.L. SMITH.

Officer Administering the Government.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

W.G.A.ORMSBY-GORE, P.C., M.P.,

&c., &c., &c.