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Crowded together in close dirty and unventilated rooms, disease spreads with virulence and malignity.

I shall conclude these few remarks by a Statement of Alertness - "Aerial movements are to man what the constant gliding part of a clear river stream is to fishes which inhabit it, and as certainly we should destroy the trout of a Stream by confining them in a small portion of watery element until it became a dirty puddle, so should we injure human beings when we too closely confine around them a portion of the aerial element."

(Signed) J. Carroll Dempster, M.D., Colonial Surgeon.

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

8199 Long trong

Schedule of Despatches sent by the Governor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by the Mail Steamer "Ganges",

No. | Date of Desp. | Subject of Despatch | Remarks

69 May, 1855 Relative to Prostitution in the Colony and its attendant evils. 70 Reporting that Mr Franz Knoop has been Gazetted Consul for Hongkong for the King of Hanover. 71 Reporting Sir John Bowring's return to the Colony. 72 20th May Reporting appointment of Lieutenant Colonel Graham as Member of the Executive Council. 74 45 Reporting liberation of 16 Prisoners on the Queen's Birthday Acknowledging receipt of Despatches from No.1 of 17 March, to No. 3 of 20th April; and Circulars of 6th, 7th and 8th March, 1855. 31 Relative to expected vacancy in the Office of Registrar of the Supreme Court, and recommending Mr. Bay's Successor 76 Forwarding an address to Her Majesty on the subject of the War with Russia.

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228Crowded together in close dirty and unventilated rooms, disease spreads with virulence and malignity.I shall conclude these few remarks by a Statement of Alertness - "Aerial movements are to man what the constant gliding part of a clear river stream is to fishes which inhabit it, and as certainly we should destroy the trout of a Stream by confining them in a small portion of watery element until it became a dirty puddle, so should we injure human beings when we too closely confine around them a portion of the aerial element."(Signed) J. Carroll Dempster, M.D., Colonial Surgeon.(True Copy)Colonial Secretary.8199 Long trongSchedule of Despatches sent by the Governor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by the Mail Steamer "Ganges",No. | Date of Desp. | Subject of Despatch | Remarks 69 May, 1855 Relative to Prostitution in the Colony and its attendant evils. 70 Reporting that Mr Franz Knoop has been Gazetted Consul for Hongkong for the King of Hanover. 71 Reporting Sir John Bowring's return to the Colony. 72 20th May Reporting appointment of Lieutenant Colonel Graham as Member of the Executive Council. 74 45 Reporting liberation of 16 Prisoners on the Queen's Birthday Acknowledging receipt of Despatches from No.1 of 17 March, to No. 3 of 20th April; and Circulars of 6th, 7th and 8th March, 1855. 31 Relative to expected vacancy in the Office of Registrar of the Supreme Court, and recommending Mr. Bay's Successor 76 Forwarding an address to Her Majesty on the subject of the War with Russia.Page 45 AUG. 30th via Southampton, on the 10th Sept. 1855Duplicates 1835.(By the Lieutenant Governor)(By the Governor)NoneNoneNone

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Crowded together in close dirty and- inventilated rooms, disiasi spreado with virulence and malignity-

I shall conclude there few remarks by a Statement of of Alerte- "Aerial

"inovements are to man what the constant "gliding part of a clear river stream. is to fiches which inhabit it, and as certainly we should destroy the trout of a Stream them in a small portion

8199 Long trong

Schedule of Despatebus nam

by the Governor.

to the Secretary of Nate for the Colonies by the Mail Reamer "Ganges,

FISTERE

Nr of Date of Desp. Desp

69 May,

AUG. 300ia Southampton, on the 10% Burly/

18.55

Subject of Despatch

Duplicates

1835.

( By the Sientevant Goversior) Aslative to Prostitution in the Colony

and its attendant coils.

196 Reporting that Mr Franz Knoop has been Gargetted Consul it Houghong for the King of Hanover.

Reporting Sir John Bowring's return to the Colony.

72. 20€ Reporting oppointment of Lacurtinant Colonel Graham

Member of the Cuscutive Council.

گو کر

destroy on

7.4

confining of the watery clement until it became

dirty puddle, so should we injure human beings when we too "lovely confine around them a portion "If the arrial derment."

(Liques) J. Carroll Dempeter, 4.2.,

Colonial Surgeon.

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary.-

RS Q

Reporting liberation of 16 Prisoners on the Queen's Birthday

Acknowledging receipt of Despatches frour N.1 of 17 March, to No. 3 of 200 April; and Circulars of 6th, yet

and 8th March, 1855, to.

Mr Alexander!

31. Relative to expected vacancy in the Office of Registrar of

the Supreme Court, and recomme

commending as. Mr. Bay's

Successor

76 Seeve t (By the Governor) Forwarding

an address to Her Majesty

on the subject of the War with Russia.

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Juct.

How

None

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