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House to the Barracks, terminating at the Nellah Bridge. His Excellency added that, independent of the boon thereby to be conferrect upon

the

- was his decided

it was

Colony generally, opinion, as well as that of the Medical Officers under his command, that "the health of the Troops will be materially preserved by this

this measure;

Secure

which will also effectually them from the injurious influence of the glaring Western sun, to which, lowing

to the present exposed state of the Ploud abovementioned), they constantly subject in their unavoidable passage from the Barracks

are now

into the Town.

The Acting Governor further stated. that, independent of the constant of Coup de schil and

recurrence

Fever, to which such exposure gives

birth in the summer time-

the most fatal.

passed.

- often of

natière he had never

a season here without the Troops being extensively affected with Opthalmia, which the Medical Officers consider greatly aggravated, if not caused by the exposure abrendy referred to. His Excellency observed at the same time, that during the last year,

there

were no

less than 200 Cases of Opthalmia alone, in Hospital, of such a painful and inflammatory character, as to have rendered the Garrison, for the time being,

almost totally inefficient for

the purposes of active service.

Whereupon, it was unanimously

resolved, that the Surveyor General

be directed to execute this

V.