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.

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