Report from the Select Committee on the Contagious Diseases Acts : together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence and appendix.

  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the Contagious Diseases Acts.
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1881
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    Contagious Diseases Acts. Ordered,—\_Friday, 14iA January 1881]:—That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the Contagious Diseases Acts, 1866—1869, their Administration, Operation, and Effect Committee nominated of— Mr. Massey. Mr. Stansfeld. Mr. Cavendish Bentinck, Colonel Alexander. Viscount Cricliton. Mr. Burt. Mr. O'Shaughnessy. Mr. Osborne Morgan. Mr. Cobbold. General Burnaby. Sir Henry Wolff. Mr. Ernest Noel. Colonel Digby. Mr. William Fowler. Mr. Hopwood; That the Committee have power to send for Persons, Papers, and Records. That Five be the Quorum of the Committee. That all Reports and Eeturus relating thereto be referred to the Committee. That it be an Instruction to the Committee, that they have power to receive Evidence which may be tendered concerning similar systems in British Colonies, or in other Countries, and to report whether the said Contagious Diseases Acts should be maintained, amended, or repealed. Ordered,—\_Tuesday, \st March 1881] :—That Colonel Alexander be discharged from further attendance on the Committee. That Colonel Tottenham be added to the Committee. Ordered,—[^Thursday, lOi/j March 1881]:—That the Committee do consist of Seven- teen Members. That Dr. Cameron and Dr. Farquharson be added to the Committee. REPORT p. ill PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE p. iv MINUTES OF EVIDENCE p. 1 APPENDIX p. 445