CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 201

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Drains are

100

applicable, and this being

the case it is not

it is not surprising

if,

during the dry weather particularly, the filthy deposit from the Chinese houses should become most offensive: again, in places where the Police coerced the tenants to

sweep the Drains in front of their Concessions, the evil resulting from it is perhaps in the end the greater offence, for they invariably

deposit the refuse sweeping of hops, wood shavings, marc of sugarcane, and rubbish

and rubbish of every

description into the small drains in connexion with the Sewers,

so that

they

become blocked

and

when they

are

sure to be required they are inefficient...

This practice I have in vain

tried to rectify, and until

a stringent

and summary process

is made legal the evil will not be abated.

As regards the drainage of the Lower Bazaar about which complaints have been made, the causes

are

in a great

measure those enumerated above referred to in a remarkable degree, for there the ground is perfectly level, the whole area has been reclaimed from the sea and the drains are all but unconsolidated ground, and

unequal settlements recur which I have

101

136/

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Drains are 100 applicable, and this being the case it is not it is not surprising if, during the dry weather particularly, the filthy deposit from the Chinese houses should become most offensive: again, in places where the Police coerced the tenants to sweep the Drains in front of their Concessions, the evil resulting from it is perhaps in the end the greater offence, for they invariably deposit the refuse sweeping of hops, wood shavings, marc of sugarcane, and rubbish and rubbish of every description into the small drains in connexion with the Sewers, so that they become blocked and when they are sure to be required they are inefficient... This practice I have in vain tried to rectify, and until a stringent and summary process is made legal the evil will not be abated. As regards the drainage of the Lower Bazaar about which complaints have been made, the causes are in a great measure those enumerated above referred to in a remarkable degree, for there the ground is perfectly level, the whole area has been reclaimed from the sea and the drains are all but unconsolidated ground, and unequal settlements recur which I have 101 136/
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dentis are 100 applicable, and this being the case it is not it is not surprising if, during the dry ccaro particularly, the fility deposit from the Chinese houses should become mot offensive: again, in places where the Police coured the tenants to that sweep the Drains in pout of thin Conces, the coil resulting from is perhaps in the end the forence, for they invariabh end unic than their deposit the rifure sweeping of hops, wood chavings, martienten augarcane, and rubbish and rubbish of every pasike Rund into the small drains in Connexion with the Sewers, become blocked that they up, 10 ננו when they ale 101 136/ are suret required they inefficient... This practice I have in vain kied to rectify, and until stringent a Munc and summary process is winde legal the evil will not be abated. A regard the brainage of the Lower Bagaan about which complaint have been made, the cause: are in a dune cuumerated above refer remarkable degren, for there the stat perfectly level, the whole aren has been reclaimed from the sex mil the drains are all butt unconsolidated pound, and uptu settlements reeur which I have
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dentis are

100

applicable, and this being

the case it is not

it is not surprising

if,

during the dry ccaro particularly, the fility deposit from the Chinese houses should become mot offensive: again, in places where the Police coured the tenants to

that

sweep the Drains in pout of thin Conces, the coil resulting from is perhaps in the end the forence, for they invariabh –

end unic

than

their

deposit the rifure sweeping of hops, wood chavings, martienten augarcane, and rubbish

and rubbish of every

pasike Rund into the small drains in Connexion with the Sewers,

become blocked

that

they

up,

10

ננו

when they

ale

101

136/

are suret required they inefficient...

This practice I have in vain

kied to rectify, and until

stringent

a Munc

and summary process

is winde legal the evil will not be abated.

A regard the brainage of the Lower Bagaan about which complaint have been made, the cause:

are

in a dune

cuumerated above refer remarkable degren, for there the stat perfectly level, the whole aren has been reclaimed from the sex mil the drains are all butt unconsolidated pound, and

uptu

settlements reeur which I have

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