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iii. There is an affacent inconsistency between H. Price's statement that 2 or 3 years ago Hongkong was the cleanest city in the East and b= Ayres' statement that the horrible Nuisances in the Chinese house have continued to a great extent since 1874.
6. A perusal of this little book will at once convince Your Lordship that the inspection of Lewers, of senvertraps and gullies, has been carried out to a considerable extent. But the real fact is that Mr Price's words & his duties are concerned with what is out of the Streets etc. Whereas Mr. Ayres' duties are concerned with the interior of the house.
This will be seen by reference to no.22 of the cancelled instructions Am 24/0. & affous.
3. Mr Price called attention to the Sanitary Condition of songsting kpot on the Waterwork's See page 16. in his report in 1878. C.Pd. 24 Aug
This is dealt with in the draft to the for. Act. 21s 109 that in the conflicts of for Latimere the for a Ber behincal adivers de Kimberly home devidad Standart aw veginum ssmith for this conte trepart
The repair and upkeep of dustbins auch dustearts, the survey and maintenance of proper tools and implement, and of the fleet of carts used in the daily sanitary service of the town, the appraisal of damages caused by the neglect of the Scaven-gun Contractor and the many other duties Connected with the Superintendence of the Sanitary Contract are charged to the Sanitary Engineer and not to the Physician.
I also enclose for Your Lordship's information a copy marked C the Instructions to the Pinance Impotos Spectors
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