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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.
65
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,