Stating his opinion and the grounds upon which it was founded and abstained from imputing ignorance or partisanship to those who differed from him. I am quite willing to admit that Mr. Home's convictions are, as he states, honest, but I place little value on the opinion of a Sanitary Officer who seriously recommends that a range of Barracks, placed immediately in the rear of another range, which obstructs the prevailing wind, may be ventilated by leaving open the windows and doors of the Barracks in front!
Mr. Horne appears to think also that he disposes of the question as to the probable relative healthfulness of the two sites by stating that the fever cases reported in Rapier's Range have been 75 per cent in excess of those in Shore...