CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9] — Page 252

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the Retimate ) but I propose to turn the lower bacement to profitable Account and chall this get adequate retinu

for

ااا

the investment.

The prudent application of public

Amoney to Sanatory purposes

must be kept out if view.

Public Recreation.

chall

24. There is not the slightest promisin in the Colony for the accrcation of the people - neither public walko, non gardens,

places of retreat during the oppreesion of the hot weather, - non

indied

any vermes

for sanatory

(Intellectual objects. In addition to the Public Buildings I propose

D

to allot an

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appropriate Tract of Land

for the formation of a public Botanie Barden to be made easily reccnible 1972% (under proper regulation ). The Curaton

12.4

to be provided with a Honce and prid a Salary from the Colonial Revennes

•

I crecive that we shall thus not mely render great benefits to the Colony

our

Garden

Лили

itself but that mee made a very valuable auxiliary not

only in the local field of botanical Knowledge-but

as a sunt convenient

spot for collecting and dictributing the Botanical riches and often the novelties

of the tropical and criental would. Ma

acces to, and acquaintance

means

of

with circumpecut countries insunu