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COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

HONG KONG.

September, 1938.

Sir,

Referring to C.S.O. 15/5048/38, I have the honour to submit my report and

recommendations, together with appendices and plans, regarding measures that should

be adopted for the better control of mining in the Colony of Hong Kong.

2. During my investigations, I made detailed inspections of the mines mention

ed in Appendix II, and discussed matters with His Excellency the Governor, the

Crown Solicitor, the Honourable the Director of Public Works, the Third Assistant

Colonial Secretary, the District Officers North and South and the managements of the

mines concerned.

THE HONOURABLE,

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,

HONG KONG.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

A. E. P. KERSHAW,

Senior Inspector of Mines, Perak,

Federated Malay States.