Very. This Colony, that it is unlikely that the hulk would not be available for use as a hospital in the outbreak of an epidemic. And even if it were strictly necessary to enforce Quarantine Regulations at the same time that there was an outbreak of epidemic disease, and the hulk did not afford sufficient accommodation for purposes connected with both, temporary accommodation could be provided by means of matsheds which are well and quickly constructed by Chinese.
Some little confusion seems to have arisen owing to the hulk having been termed an Epidemic Hospital Hulk, but it was always the intention that she should serve both purposes.
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