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the Sanitary Board and Chairman of the Board of Directors
of the Yeung Wo Private Hospital. Hr. G.G. Wood is a partner
in Messrs. Leigh & Orange, one of the leading firms of
architects in the Colony. The Secretary, Mr. W.H. Owen,
is an Architect in the Public Works Department, and
recently passed the examination for the Royal Institute
of British Architects' Diploma for Town Planning.
3.
The Commissioners have only just commenced
their labours and I shall forward their report as soon as
it is received. The existence of serious overcrowding
in the older parts of the City of Victoria has constituted
a hitherto insoluble problem in this Colony for very many
years, largely owing to the expense of expropriation and
rebuilding, and the difficulty of rehousing the working
classes in areas close enough to their work to avoid
excessive cost of transport. It is understood that in
recent years similar problems in England have been tackled
with some measure of success, and I should be glad to
receive any publications in connection with slum clearance
and rehousing of the working classes, which you may consider would assist the Commissioners in their enquiries.
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I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
6.D. Southor.
Officer Administering the Goverment.