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of those
that Department. This case appears obviously to be one (urgent cases contemplated in
Article 34 of the Colonial Regulations. Accordingly, with
the advice of the Executive Council,
the
have directed the erection
forthwith
on Consentters Island
of the buildings which
in accordance
with
the
are absolutely necessary; with plans prepared by Surveyor-General (St John). These buildings will include:-
1. A small hospital for
the
sick.
(2) Quarters for the Medical
Officials
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(3) Latrines for the Coolie gang.
(4.) Sheds, with landing places etc.,
on the plan adopted in the Quarantine Stations in Dublin and in other tropical countries,
for the shelter of the Chinese
passengers whom it
may
be necessary to land from vessels in quarantine
The cost
of
the whole is estimated
at $10,700 equivalent to little more than ten thousand pounds sterling (£2040). As your Lordship is already aware, we
have ample funds in hand for this and the other Public Works in
immediate contemplation.
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of those
that Department. This case appears obviously to be one (urgent cases contemplated in Article 34 of the Colonial Regulations. Accordingly, with the advice of the Executive Council, the have directed the erection forthwith on Consentters Island of the buildings which in accordance with the are absolutely necessary; with plans prepared by Surveyor-General (St John). These buildings will include:-
1. A small hospital for the sick.
(2) Quarters for the Medical Officials
387
(3) Latrines for the Coolie gang.
(4.) Sheds, with landing places etc., on the plan adopted in the Quarantine Stations in Dublin and in other tropical countries, for the shelter of the Chinese passengers whom it may be necessary to land from vessels in quarantine
The cost of the whole is estimated at $10,700 equivalent to little more than ten thousand pounds sterling (£2040). As your Lordship is already aware, we have ample funds in hand for this and the other Public Works in immediate contemplation.
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