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question of the extension of _ the Praya, the tramway to the Eastward, which I expect to
of the immediate
be
one
: consequences of this improvement,
will eventually open up
use abundance
of
to
such space.
Such a result, however, is a
can be
question of time, and no _ substantial advantage anticipated from this source for several
years
to come.
But, meanwhile, the pressure
space. now available
on
the
will
will become more and more
the
severe, in consequence of tho rapid increase of population; and I fear very
serious
consequences unless some
meand
of
relief
6.
more immediate
can be found.
The death-rate of t
the
European (including American) -population is rapidly rising
and was last
*
year very high
indeed (35.5 per mille) even
*
There are
among the European.
ad
population very few children, and
old people;
so that this
rate would, under ordinary conditions, be much higher.