the slums of a densely overcrowded city in whose narrow
streets, lanes and alleys, lives a teeming mass of humanity
existing under conditions which are a disgrace to English
civilization and a menace to the existence of the port and
garrison.
As the constitution of the Sanitary Board is to
be reconsidered at an early date, I earnestly recommend
that steps be taken to move the Right Honble: the Secretary
of State for the Colonies that in any reconstruction of the
Sanitary Board of the Colony the Military interests be
fully represented.
I attach herewith the local correspondence between
His Excellency the Governor and myself on this important
subject.
I have &c:
(Sd) W.Y.Gascoigne,
Major General,
Commanding in China and
Hong Kong
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However, to follow the exact output format requested, here is the revised version:the slums of a densely overcrowded city in whose narrow
streets, lanes and alleys, lives a teeming mass of humanity
existing under conditions which are a disgrace to English
civilization and a menace to the existence of the port and
garrison.
As the constitution of the Sanitary Board is to
be reconsidered at an early date, I earnestly recommend
that steps be taken to move the Right Honble: the Secretary
of State for the Colonies that in any reconstruction of the
Sanitary Board of the Colony the Military interests be
fully represented.
I attach herewith the local correspondence between
His Excellency the Governor and myself on this important
subject.
I have &c:
(Sd) W.Y.Gascoigne,
Major General,
Commanding in China and
Hong Kong
52