foreign ships increased - less than British wine. in actual numbers, more in proportion. (The
of British steamers is due to the West River traffic. Germen shipping decreased. The trade with Maintains has
nicrease in non.
bas
great increased, with India & S.S. fallen off
considerably. The mifart of rice has fallen off
marly
Quant
comfort
half; which accounts for a
decrease in infants, as everything else (rear)
shaus
an increase. There is
am
There is a decrease in
a decrease in emigration
esp. to 5.S. & Honolulu; nic. of between 40% +50%
to Maurities.
(5). Financial Returns; nothing special. (6) Po Leving Kuk Society. Subscriptions
・of admissions slightly have greatly increased; no less than last year's record. Dr. Thomson reports highly. There has, however, been an athak of Beri-Beri.
(7) Water Account; nothing to note. (8) Return of Civil & Appeal cases in the
Supreme Court. Nothing to note. (9). Postmaster General's Report. The work of the Post Office continues to grow, and the mmodation and of the salaries question of
officials is passing. of the subordinate officials is
accomm
as usual
(10) Public Works Report. A great deal of work has been done If this Defty, They have thoughtfully erected a fermanent scaffold at Victoria Gast, amany other things. af hears to have a watersuffs of 14 sall. a head
contemplated, bercem. Additional reservoirs are and others are building.
The
Colay
(11) Volunteer Corps report. Rey of separately. (12) Praya Reclamation works. A good deal seems to have been done.
(13) Medical Office of Health, etz.
Deathrate, 18.85; buiturate, 5.5 her
thousand. Estimation for
mon-
n-registered
242
briths brings it wh to 7.3. The marked preponderance of males accounts for the low birthrate; but the disgracefully
any condition of the chinese quarter sends the deathrate up.
This Refort is exceedingly
mis auit
exhaustive and able; it nicludes should
memoranda on
Quarantine, Butonic fever, Enteric
Fever, ets, that seem
1
seem to be very valuable.
love (14). Botanical and Afforestation Defty Nothing to notice.
(15). Registrar General's Refort.
The Chinese Population is as in 1894:
www doubt. recovering from brebonic plague, Marriages solemnized increase, and the
? high number of Chinese weddings abwhich have
to fiicrackers
has greats increased. This
was
диет
marriages
-
Class
report is largely a duplicate of (13).
(16). Educational Refort. A decrease in the number of schools and of those under
The Government has so
instruction
Neen unable to
encourage
an
for the Chinese, as it wished.
English.
far
education
(17). Insanitary Profection (Reforlot Commission). The 0.A.E. will address the s. of 5. later on this subject.
17 reforts is a good many
despatch; and it would
home in are
65 send
have seemed desirable that such reforts as the Police, Volunters, Insanitay Properties Commission, and Medical Office of Health's, should not have been lumped together in
this unwieldy fashion.