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property to an undue extent has become such a source of danger to life and health.
10. But I am decidedly of opinion that liberal compensation should be awarded where legitimate claims against Government can be shown for serious injury done to property under the new sanitary legislation, and would wish to know whether, and to what extent, this meets with your approval.
You will have seen by Mr. Marsh's despatch, that the framers of the bill have left the Executive to deal with the question of compensation, but in the absence of sufficient data for our guidance, no definite or governing principle has been as yet formulated.
12. I did not like, however, to delay one day longer in writing to solicit a reply to the points raised in Mr. Marsh's despatch and