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184.--And some seasons of the year are more unhealthy than others?
A.-They are.
By Dr. Cantlie.
185.-Is it the same type of fever as here?
A.-Well I would leave that to the medical men.
By Dr. Jordan.
186.-You say there is more fever now than before, has there been a good deal more cutting and building than before?
A. Yes.
187.-In the immediate neighbourhood?
A. Yes, the forts have been built, and the houses on the upper level, where Major BROOKE resides. Mr. WOTTON's house is a recent addition.
188.-Did you notice much of the smells before this fever began, last year and the year before?
A. In 1886 I was at home. In 1885 I noticed they were beginning, and in 1887 they were much more pronounced than before.
189.-Do you think the smells are the cause of the fever that has been prevailing? A.-That is a question I could hardly answer. I don't think a bad smell is a healthy thing to have.
190.-In 1870 when you had this fever were you cured by quinine?
A. Yes.
191.-Was that of the same type as your family has had recently?
A.--Yes, I think it would be the same type.
By Dr. Cantlie.
192.-When houses were being built out there before 1870 used people to have fever badly?
A.-It was not a matter of notoriety. In those days everybody had fevers more or less.
193.-Was it as bad as Kowloon when it was opened up?
A.-Kowloon was worse probably.
194. Then it has always been looked upon that a person going out westward must have fever?
A.-I don't say that, necessarily.
195.-But it often happened?
By Dr. Manson.
A.-It often happened, at that time it was looked upon that people who came to reside in the East would get fever sometimes.