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AND WHEREAS the Governor in Council has deemed it advisable that a Commission be appointed to enquire into the housing difficulties in Victoria and Kowloon with special reference to overcrowding and its effect on tuberculosis and suggest steps which should be taken to remedy existing conditions.

Now I, Sir WILLIAM PEEL, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council hereby appoint

The Honourable Mr. N. L. Smith,

The Honourable Mr. R. M. Henderson,

The Honourable Sir W. E. L. Shenton, Kt.,

The Honourable Mr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., LL.D.,

Mr. W. J. Carrie,

Dr. G. W. Pope, L.L.M.R.C.P., & S.I., D.P.H., R.C.P., & S.I.,

Dr. Li Shu-fan, M.B., Ch.B., D.T.M. & H., F.R.C.S.,

Mr. G. G. Wood.

to be Commissioners for the purpose of instituting, making, and conducting such enquiry:

AND I do also appoint the said Honourable Mr. N. L. Smith, to be Chairman of the said Commissioners:

AND I do also appoint Mr. W. H. Owen, to be Secretary to the said Com- missioners:

AND I do further, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, order and direct that the said Commissioners shall have the powers, rights, and privileges set out in the third section of the said Ordinance:

AND I do further require the said Commissioners, to report to me their find- ings and their recommendations in the matter of the said enquiry at as early a date as possible.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria, Hong Kong this 10th day of May, 1935.

By Command,

GOD SAVE THE KING.

W. T. SOUTHORN,

Colonial Secretary.