estimated nittay execeded £6,000, a sum too large to be borne by the Colony, uno deprived, as it is this year for the first time fall assistance by Parliamentary Grant..
344. There is one all-important subject for which I may observe in passing, seems to be made in the headings officially-furnished for the compilation of the Blue Book; but which cannot be, and I think never has been, passed over in this Document - never, I refer to the subject of health, which is introduced in the annual Report of the Colonial Surgeon.
35. In that Report I have not much to notice, save that the Colonial Surgeon has to be aware that much has been done during the past year to improve the draining condition of the City - steps to ensure a proper supply of water are nearly completed; Captain Chater is engaged in a thorough revision of the Sewerage and Drainage, and an Ordinance to regulate Buildings and suppress Nuisances has recently passed the Legislative Council.
36. Another Ordinance on the subject of health has been referred to the Home Government, and this important matter is receiving every attention.
37. It is satisfactory to find that, notwithstanding the large increase of the population, the past year is pronounced to be very healthy for foreigners, and I do not find that the Colonial Surgeon states it to have been more fatal than its predecessors to the Chinese inhabitants.
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