CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 711

and transports in the Harbour were proportionably, as severely visited by sickness as the divellers on shore, that the Medical Officers of Her Majesty' s havy have chosen a moderately elevated position for the Naval Hospital and that the Colonial Surgeon ( Dr Anderson, whose experience is in this particular case perhaps greater than

other person in China)

that of any

likewise concides in this view - His

Excellency is forced to believe that the

question

is

one

of considerable

uncertainty and in acceding to the Honorable the major General's application. which he begs to assure him he does with perfect readiness he merely desires place on record that he does not

to

· Concur in the theories that have been laid down either as to the peculiar

advantages

over

any

over

706

other part of

advantages of one situation another judging from past experience -, or at to the peculiar insalubrity of this Island the Coast of China.

The Land Officer will be instructed to place himself in communication with Major Aldrich with the object of marking off the line of Road - and advantage

New

may

be taken at the same time

avv

to settle the direction of the main sewer with its fall and also to decide

arrangement of the boundary retaining walls of the Cantonment. I have be

the

BS.

(Signed) Richard Hoosnam.

Jam desired to return the Enclosures to your

letter and to beg

that