6. In applying the dry earth system to the Victoria Gaol or any other Public Building, I would strongly recommend, in spite of the increased expense, the use of some other earth than that obtainable in the Island, as its deodorising qualities, from the prevalence of quartz, are extremely feeble.
The Honourable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
A
Colonial Secretary.
I have, &c.,
(Signed)
PH. B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon.
[No. 54.]
VICTORIA GAOL OFFICE, 12th June, 1877.
SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th instant, enclosing copy of a minute of His Excellency the Governor directing the immediate introduction of the dry earth system of sewerage into this gaol, and have the honour to report that I at once took the necessary measures for carrying out His Excellency's instructions. I beg to request that I may be furnished with a copy of the printed instructions which accompanied the Secretary of State's despatch of the 2nd December, 1867, as there is not a copy on record in this Department.
The Honourable J. G. AUSTIN, C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary,
HONGKONG.
I have, &c.,
GEO. L. TOMLIN, Acting Superintendent.
No. 34.
GOVERNOR J. POPE HENNESSY, C.M.G., TO EARL of Carnarvon.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 14th June, 1877.
MY LORD, I enclose for Your Lordship's information a copy of my Minute of the 28th May referring the question of the state of the latrines in the Gaol to the Colonial Surgeon, Dr. AYRES. In his reply of the 29th of May, he gives his reasons for thinking that nothing could be done to carry out the dry earth system in the Hongkong Gaol: though he admits that even in the Warden's Quarters, the stench is, at times, sickening; and that the previous Warden's health suffered much in consequence. In my Minute of the 6th of June, I pointed out that, under the present system, a solitary case of cholera or typhoid fever in the crowded and badly situated Gaol of Hongkong might speedily destroy a large proportion of the Community, and I directed proper steps to be taken, without any unnecessary delay, for establishing the dry earth system.
There will be in fact no real difficulty in getting this system into operation in the Gaol. Gentlemen who have also resided here for many years, tell me they have used the system with complete success and with no more trouble than in other places.
I have, &c.,
(Signed)
J. POPE HENNESSY,
Governor.
The Right Honourable The EARL OF CARNARVON,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State, &c.,
No. 80.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 1st August, 1877.
MY LORD, In Mr. Administrator AUSTIN's despatch No. 53 of the 14th of March, 1877, he announced the resignation of Mr. GREY, the Warden of the Hongkong Gaol, on the ground of ill health, and the provisional appointment of Mr. CORCORAN to the post of Warden.
2. In my despatch No. 34 of the 14th of June, I laid before Your Lordship copies of some Minutes on the defective sanitary arrangements of the Gaol, in one of which, dated 29th May, 1877, the Colonial Surgeon, Dr. AYRES, said:-
"The stench in the Warden's Quarters at times in the hot weather is sickening, and the previous Warden's health suffered very much in consequence.'
3. On referring to the papers on which Mr. GREY was pensioned, I find the Medical Officer of the prison certifying that the Warden had been continually suffering from intermittent fever and bowel complaints; being the diseases that in my experience of hospitals and prisons are generally traceable to the want of such sanitary arrangements as the dry earth system.
6. In applying the dry carth system to the Victoria Gaol or any other Public Building, I would strongly recommend, in spite of the increased expense, the use of some other earth than that obtainable in the Island, as its deodorising qualities, from the prevalence of quartz, are extremely feeble.
The Honourable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
A
Colonial Secretary.
I have, &c.,
(Signed)
PH. B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon.
[No. 54.]
VICTORIA GAOL OFFICE, 12th June, 1877.
SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th instant, enclosing copy of a minute of His Excellency the Governor directing the immediate introduction of the dry earth system of sewerage into this gaol, and have the honour to report that I at once took the necessary measures for carrying out His Excellency's instructions. I beg to request that I may be furnished with a copy of the printed instructions which accompanied the Secretary of State's despatch of the 2nd December, 1867, as there is not a copy on record in this Department.
The Honourable J. G. AUSTIN, C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary,
HONGKONG.
I have, &c.,
GEO. L. TOMLIN, Acting Superintendent.
No. 34.
GOVERNOR J. POPE HENNESSY, C.M.G., TO EARL of Carnarvon.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 14th June, 1877.
MY LORD, I enclose for Your Lordship's information a copy of my Minute of the 28th May referring the question of the state of the latrines in the Gaol to the Colonial Surgeon, Dr. AYRES. In his reply of the 29th of May, he gives his reasons for thinking that nothing could be done to carry out the dry earth system in the Hongkong Gaol: though he admits that even in the Warden's Quarters, the stench is, at times, sickening; and that the previous Warden's health suffered much in consequence. In my Minute of the 6th of June, I pointed out that, under the present system, a solitary case of cholera or typhoid fever in the crowded and badly situated Gaol of Hongkong might speedily destroy a large proportion of the Community, and I directed proper steps to be taken, without any unnecessary delay, for establishing the dry earth system.
There will be in fact no real difficulty in getting this system into operation in the Gaol. Gentle- men who bave also resided here for many years, tell me they have used the system with complete success and with no more trouble than in other places.
I have, &c.,
(Signed)
J. POPE HENNESSY,
Governor.
The Right Honourable The EARL OF CARNARVON,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State, &c.,
fe.
fc.,
No. 80.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 1st August, 1877.
MY LORD,In Mr. Administrator AUSTIN's despatch No. 53 of the 14th of March, 1877, he announced the resignation of Mr. GREY, the Warden of the Hongkong Gaol, on the ground of ill health, and the provisional appointment of Mr. CORCORAN to the post of Warden.
2. In my despatch No. 34 of the 14th of June, I laid before Your Lordship copies of some Minutes on the defective sanitary arrangements of the Gaol, in one of which, dated 29th May, 1877, the Colonial Surgeon, Dr. AYRES, said:-
"The stench in the Warden's Quarters at times in the hot weather is sickening, and the previous Warden's health suffered very much in consequence.'
"}
3. On referring to the papers on which Mr. GREY was pensioned, I find the Melical Officer of the prison certifying that the Warden had been continually suffering from intermittent fever and bowel complaints; being the diseases that in my experience of hospitals and prisons are generally traceable to the want of such sanitary arrangements as the dry earth system.
6. In applying the dry carth system to the Victoria Gaol or any other Public Building, I would strongly recommend, in spite of the increased expense, the use of some other earth than that obtainable in the Island, as its deodorising qualities, from the prevalence of quartz, are extremely feeble.
The Honourable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
A
Colonial Secretary.
I have, &c.,
(Signed)
PH. B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon.
[No. 54.]
VICTORIA GAOL OFFICE, 12th June, 1877.
SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th instant, enclosing copy of a minute of His Excellency the Governor directing the immediate introduction of the dry earth system of sewerage into this gaol, and have the honour to report that I at once took the necessary measures for carrying out His Excellency's instructions. I beg to request that I may be furnished with a copy of the printed instructions which accompanied the Secretary of State's despatch of the 2nd December, 1867, as there is not a copy on record in this Department.
The Honourable J. G. AUSTIN, C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary,
HONGKONG.
I have, &c.,
GEO. L. TOMLIN, Acting Superintendent.
No. 34.
GOVERNOR J. POPE HENNESSY, C.M.G., TO EARL of Carnarvon.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 14th June, 1877.
MY LORD, I enclose for Your Lordship's information a copy of my Minute of the 28th May referring the question of the state of the latrines in the Gaol to the Colonial Surgeon, Dr. AYRES. In his reply of the 29th of May, he gives his reasons for thinking that nothing could be done to carry out the dry earth system in the Hongkong Gaol: though he admits that even in the Warden's Quarters, the stench is, at times, sickening; and that the previous Warden's health suffered much in consequence. In my Minute of the 6th of June, I pointed out that, under the present system, a solitary case of cholera or typhoid fever in the crowded and badly situated Gaol of Hongkong might speedily destroy a large proportion of the Community, and I directed proper steps to be taken, without any unnecessary delay, for establishing the dry earth system.
There will be in fact no real difficulty in getting this system into operation in the Gaol. Gentle- men who bave also resided here for many years, tell me they have used the system with complete success and with no more trouble than in other places.
I have, &c.,
(Signed)
J. POPE HENNESSY,
Governor.
The Right Honourable The EARL OF CARNARVON,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State, &c.,
fe.
fc.,
No. 80.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 1st August, 1877.
MY LORD,In Mr. Administrator AUSTIN's despatch No. 53 of the 14th of March, 1877, he announced the resignation of Mr. GREY, the Warden of the Hongkong Gaol, on the ground of ill health, and the provisional appointment of Mr. CORCORAN to the post of Warden.
2. In my despatch No. 34 of the 14th of June, I laid before Your Lordship copies of some Minutes on the defective sanitary arrangements of the Gaol, in one of which, dated 29th May, 1877, the Colonial Surgeon, Dr. AYRES, said:-
"The stench in the Warden's Quarters at times in the hot weather is sickening, and the previous Warden's health suffered very much in consequence.'
"}
3. On referring to the papers on which Mr. GREY was pensioned, I find the Melical Officer of the prison certifying that the Warden had been continually suffering from intermittent fever and bowel complaints; being the diseases that in my experience of hospitals and prisons are generally traceable to the want of such sanitary arrangements as the dry earth system.
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