580
is traced at
from 55 to be feet above sea & level but in several points approaches
much nearer to the coast, namely
is to
20 feet above Highwater mark.
6.
as to the opening up of
I
disagree
with the formation of
sites
by the
construction
of
this section
of
the
road,
and
passes for
It commences under the Pauper Hospital
a considerable distance
close under the plague cemetery.
is
for nearly all its distance along
precipitous and rocky mountain side
exposed to the full glare of
the
afternoon
and evening
it
passes
sun, further
almost through the Sandy Bay plague
Cemetery and through another cemetery used still by the Tung Wah Hospital. Moreover from the reputed feverishness of the Western end of the Island, there have
arisen a
tendency of the Europeans and Chinese to extend buildings in this
direction. Along the excellent road
3.
already