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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH DECEMBER, 1899.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.---No. 732.

The following is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th December, 1899.

CIRCULAR. @

SIR,

1965

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

DOWNING STREET,

11th November, 1899.

I have the honour to transmit to you, with reference to previous correspondence, the accompany- ing copies of the Syllabus* of the London School of Tropical Medicine.

2. In this Syllabus, the rate of the tuition fees chargeable to students is stated, and the enclosed print contains supplementary information regarding the fees for board and residence.

3. The School is now open and I shall be glad to learn whether you concur in the following arrangements, which it is proposed to make for the training of Colonial Medical Officers :---

(a) All Colonial Medical Officers who may in the future be selected by the Secretary of State, will be required to undergo a course of instruction for two months at the School.

(b) The cost of the tuition fees and also the fees for board and residence during the above period will be borne by the Colonial Government under which the Officer is about to be employed, each Officer being required to sign an Agreement with the Crown Agents for the Colonies by which he will be bound to repay to the Colonial Govern- ment the total amount of these fees in the event of his relinquishing his appointment within three years from the date of his arrival in the Colony for any other reason than mental or physical infirmity.

(c) In the case of Medical Officers already in the service of a Colony who may desire, or who may be required to undergo a course of instruction in tropical medicine when they are on leave in this country, the tuition fees, but not the fees for board or residence, will be paid by the Colony.

4. A School of Tropical Diseases has been recently established at University College, Liverpool, and, as it is excellently equipped for the teaching of tropical medicine, I propose that Officers already in the Colonial Service shall be allowed to receive their instruction there instead of at the School in London, if they desire to do, so. Newly appointed Officers will, however, always be scut to the latter School.

5. It will be seen from the second enclosure in this despatch that, under these arrangements, the total cost of training a newly appointed Officer will be £30 17s. 4d., while, in the case of an Officer already in the Service, the cost will only be £11 12s. Od. These sums are so small when compared with the advantages which will result from the introduction of the new scheme that I am taking steps to bring it into operation in anticipation of your concurrence.

6. In the case of Officers already in the Colonial Service, you should give me as early an intima- tion as possible of their desire to receive instruction, and, if the School in London is selected by an Officer, it should be stated whether he wishes to reside at the School itself, in order that arrangements may be made, if possible, for his accommodation there.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

The Officer Administering the Government of

*

HONGKONG.

Your most obedient, humble Servant,

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

A copy of the Syllabus can be seen on application at the Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong.