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civilized class who recupy a large

prea

of the City of Victoria,

in conclusion as

I make an

and

regards drainage

extract from my

last

year's Report which is still applicable at the present date . " "Whatever may "be the appearance of the Town, and

may be the apparent

"whatever may

"defects in portions of its trainage, " it must not be placed to insufficient " construction, but to the causes

enumerated above, and when

"there

are remedies and the filthy "customs of the Chinese

Sorve

are in

degree abated, that district

as it is

:( Tepingshan) thickly

" populated may become as clean other in the City: .

any

The expenditure on account of

t

う

Drains amounts to £ 1,023. 168.

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Convict labour in the early part

of the

year was not carried on with such satisfactory results as it should have been, and in

consequence found it necessary to report thereon, on which His Cexcellency approved прои

and

лие

of the employment of an overseer "who has charge of the Gang. receives his directions from through Mr. Scott the overseer of Works. Regulations for the more perfect management of the bang have bean sanctioned by His lecellency, trust in future the work they will be obliged to perform will be

effective.

Aurre

and

Mr. Sestt as overseer of Works, and

acting as additional Clerk in the

the offer,