Boa
of
Tra
red their wretched vocation
who pursued
in that locality, and who formed
the principal part of its inhabitants,
or to devise some means for the
Amelioration of their condition. They first resorted to boats; but it was there
found that murders were
and detection more
than
frequent,
ever
difficult. A design was formed of establishing a Lock Hospital
which
where the Colonial Surgeon volunteered to attend. The prostitutes raised
by monthly subscriptions (the
amount of which was fixed by themselves) the requisite funds for Medicines, Chinese & Doctors, Watchmen, Nurses &c., and hired buildings for a
Hospital. The subscription
$300
was collected and managed by themselves,
under the Superintendence of the Colonial Surgeon. Of still: the Government had
further
concern with it; of these facts Mr Matheson must have been cognizant;
as
they
were all known to numbers of
persons, and were adverted to in the China Mail of May 22 1845. Not
and
he was also aware that the probity
of Dr. Dill was too well known to admit of the supposition that he would have lent himself to any scheme of the kind, had he not been persuaded of its utility. I know that
Dr Dill's motive was most benevolent.
He is dead. He would have been able to furnish full details on this subject.
After this measure had continued
Boa
of
Tra
red their wretche vocation
who pursued
in that locality, and who formed
the puncipal part of its inhabitants,
or to devise some means for the
Shery
- melioration of their condition. forst resorted to boats; but it was ther
found that munders were
and detection more
shan
frequent,
ever
difficult. A design was formed of establishing Sock Hospital
which
wheete the Colonial Surgeon volunterred - to attend. The prostitutes roused
by monthly subsouptions (the
count of which was fixed by them selves ) the requisite funds for Medicines, Chines & Doctors, Watchmen, Nurses se, and hired buildings for
au
Hospital. The subsouption
300
was collected and managed by themselves,
under the Superintendence of the Colonial Surgeon. Or sill : the Government hard
further
concem with it ; of these facts Mr Matheson must have been cognizant;
xs
shey
were all known to numbers of
persons, and were adverted to in the Olina Mail of May 22 1845 Nott,
nd
he was also aware that the probily
of Dr. Bill was too well known to admit of the supposition that he would have leat himself to any scheme of the kind, had he not been persuaded of its utility. I kun that
Dr Dills avotive was most benevolent.
He is dead, He would have been able to furnish full details on slus subject.
After this measure had continued
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