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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH MARCH, 1884.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 75.

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The following despatches respecting the proposed International Health Exhibition to be held in

published for general information.

By Command,

Clonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th March, 1884.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretory.

THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM AND CHANDOS TO LORD DERBY.

SOUTH KENSINGTON,

30th November, 1883.

MY LORD, I have been requested by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to bring under your Lordship's notice the forthcoming International Health Exhibition which is to be held under the patronage of Her Majesty the Queen in the buildings lately occupied by the Fisheries Ex-

hibition.

The Exhibition will open in May next; and, as the time is short, it is hoped that your Lordship will have the goodness to cause immediate notification to be made of his Royal Highness's request that the various Colonial Governments will do their best to favour him with their co-operation by taking a prominent part in an Exhibition, which is likely to benefit all classes of the community by the inter change of ideas for the improvement of the conditions of Health, and of the means of primary and teelmical Education.

I beg to enclose herewith copies of the official documents relating to this Exhibition.

I have, &c.,

(Signed)

BUCKINGHAM AND CHANDOS. Chairman Executive Council.

The Right Honourable

The Earl of Derby,

Her Majesty's Secretary of State

Copil.

for the Colonies.

THE EARL OF DERBY TO THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM AND CHANDOS.

DOWNING STREET,

4th December, 1883.

MY LORD DUKE,-I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Grace's letter of the 3th November, bringing to my notice, by desire of the President, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the forthcoming International Health Exhibition, and intimating that it is hoped that ine- diate notification will be made of his Royal Highness's request that the various Colonial Government- will do their best to co-operate by taking a prominent part in the Exhibition.

In reply. I have to inform your Grace that I shall be happy to issue a Circular Despatch inviting the Colonies to co-operate in the proposed Exhibition; but I would first desire to point out that. lating regard to the late date of the invitation, it would be impossible for the majority of the Colonies

mply with Regulations 6 and 7 within the limited time therein mentioned, or even earlier in any cases than the end of March, and that many Colonies could not even receive the particulars earlier

the date fixed for the arrival of applications.

Before therefore communicating with the Colonial Governments on the subjet, I should be gi be informed whether some extension cannot be given to enable the more distant Colonies to avali

selves of the invitation should they desire to do so.

1. Grace

The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, G.C.S.I., Chairman of the Executive Council of the

International Health Exhibition.

I have, &c..

(Signed)

DERBY.