CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 202

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notified;

presible; but the prente cause of mischief to the drainage here lately has accrued from the practice of discharging rubbish over the Sea wall and to this the attention of the Police has repeatedly been drawn, but as the "fine" is small the practice has not been abated in any degree that I can perceive,

and it is with the utmost difficulty I have been enabled to keep the drains free, as when the mouth of the drain is blocked up the deposit accumulates to such a degree that nothing but its removal by hand is of any avail, it being understood that there is an insufficient quantity of water passing through all the drains in the whole district.

There is no means at my disposal for flushing them persistently and it is only in the height of the rainy season that this is effectually done by the flood water.

Then whatever be the Malay appearance of the Town and whatever be the apparent defects in portions of its drainage it must not be placed to insufficient construction but to the causes enumerated above; and when there are recesses and the filthy surroundings of the Chinese are in some degree...

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notified; presible; but the prente cause of mischief to the drainage here lately has accrued from the practice of discharging rubbish over the Sea wall and to this the attention of the Police has repeatedly been drawn, but as the "fine" is small the practice has not been abated in any degree that I can perceive, and it is with the utmost difficulty I have been enabled to keep the drains free, as when the mouth of the drain is blocked up the deposit accumulates to such a degree that nothing but its removal by hand is of any avail, it being understood that there is an insufficient quantity of water passing through all the drains in the whole district. There is no means at my disposal for flushing them persistently and it is only in the height of the rainy season that this is effectually done by the flood water. Then whatever be the Malay appearance of the Town and whatever be the apparent defects in portions of its drainage it must not be placed to insufficient construction but to the causes enumerated above; and when there are recesses and the filthy surroundings of the Chinese are in some degree...

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102 137 73 notiped presible; but the prente cause of mischief to the drainage bere lately has acculted dom the practice of discharging ruffich over the Sea wall and to this the attention of the Police has repeatedly been drawn, but as the "free" is small the practice has not been abated in any degree that I can # that I can perceive ¿ and it is with the utmost difficulty I have been enabled to Keep the Trains free, as when mee the the mouth of the drain is blocked up the deprit accumulates to such A degree that nothing but it's a removal by hand is of any avail, it being understood that there is 103 in all the drains in the whole district Victorin all incufficient quantity of water parsing through them, there fluching is no means at my disporal for them peristically and it height of the riving is only only in the season that this is effectually done by the flood water.. Then whatever be the the Malay appearance of the Town and whatever way in be the apparent defects portions of its drainage it uumet not be placed to insufficient construction but to the causes cmumerated above; and when there are recuidich and the filthy surtous of the Chinese are in some degree

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102

137 73

notiped

presible; but the

prente cause of mischief to the drainage bere lately has acculted dom the practice of discharging ruffich over the Sea wall and to this the attention of the Police has repeatedly been drawn, but as the "free" is small the practice has not been abated in any degree that I can

that I can perceive

and it is with the utmost difficulty

I have been enabled to Keep the

Trains free,

when

mee the

the

mouth of the drain is blocked

the deprit accumulates to such

degree that nothing but it's a

removal by hand

is of any avail,

it being understood that there is

103

in all the drains in the whole district

Victorin

all

incufficient quantity

of water parsing through them, there

fluching

is no means at my disporal for them peristically and it

height of the riving

is only

only in

the

season that this is effectually done by

the

flood

water..

Then whatever

be the the Malay

appearance of the Town and whatever

way

be the apparent defects portions of its drainage it uumet not be placed to insufficient construction but to the causes cmumerated above; and when there are recuidich and the filthy surtous of the Chinese are in some degree

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