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is well deguainted with all Mattus Wlating & land in Arrghing-
2. The position of affairs, as die
D. Golland understand it, may
brunfly be stated as follows_ The
which
Population of the Colony is
Isainly almost entirely concentrated
in the Town of Victoria ab
g
abunty according to the Census of 1991
rumbered as stated in the boo
Back for 1944 200000 160.402
Jussons
of whom no less than 150 690 were
ad Chinese. This number is now very much larger
and is
estimatid
increasing at the ente of
10000 a year, nearly all Chinese;
and very great dippinulty is Frand in Invoiding them with
Lonse room. This difficulty is increased by the circumstances that the town which Extends in a long line aloy the harbour, is
Occupied about the middle of the line by the Naval Gase
and the (Military) Barracks and other) Buildings, which Practically cut the town in home.
3. The only band of
heard
Communication betwvan the Eastern
and Westin halors of the town is The Queens Road, a thoroughfan
by"
of moderate width, graping
behind
The Naval Yard & some of the
&
Military Building, others of thish
are on the other dise
Read, some on
dome on a
chiff
of the Quems
the same level,
which here abuts
on the road, & Effectually prevents
Any second Road from being Maden there for relief of the Kaffia.