CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2] — Page 348

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and summary measures adopted at present exist, for carrying into effect the various clauses of the Bye Laws, and the assistance given to my Department as suggested, by the employment of a staff of Works, which the Department has been deprived of for eight years, has already been applied for, I hope that matters, not alone of drainage, but of stability, and

precautions of preventing the spread of fire from line to line, with the

Alleviation proposed on a more satisfactory footing

Satisfactory.

I may also observe that arrangements have been made for the cleansing of portion of the city by the erection of rubbish depots, and the daily Removal of the deposit

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by contract, and a further proposition for the creation of public

necessaries has also been submitted

for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor, so that so far as there

Governor, so that are completed, and the Police Ordinance in operation, we may

Safely state that precautions will have been taken for

will be very possible! "the preservation of the health of the inhabitants, and as perfect a system of drainage

as circumstances demand

I must here remark that with the late immense influx of people

at this present water supply reason is quite insufficient for the wants of the population, and although a service is at present in course of execution for a supply of water in case of fire, it also is inadequate

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5 and summary measures adopted at present exist, for carrying into effect the various clauses of the Bye Laws, and the assistance given to my Department as suggested, by the employment of a staff of Works, which the Department has been deprived of for eight years, has already been applied for, I hope that matters, not alone of drainage, but of stability, and precautions of preventing the spread of fire from line to line, with the Alleviation proposed on a more satisfactory footing ? Satisfactory. I may also observe that arrangements have been made for the cleansing of portion of the city by the erection of rubbish depots, and the daily Removal of the deposit Page 343 by contract, and a further proposition for the creation of public necessaries has also been submitted for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor, so that so far as there Governor, so that are completed, and the Police Ordinance in operation, we may Safely state that precautions will have been taken for will be very possible! "the preservation of the health of the inhabitants, and as perfect a system of drainage as circumstances demand I must here remark that with the late immense influx of people at this present water supply reason is quite insufficient for the wants of the population, and although a service is at present in course of execution for a supply of water in case of fire, it also is inadequate Cow...

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and summary ferocess adopted therm at present exists, for carrying into affect the various clauses of the brom Leaves, and the assistance given to my Deportment ons suggested, by the employment of a blesk of Works, which the Department has been deprived of for eight years, hit soluch has already been applied for, I hope that matters, not alo

not a low of dramage, but of stability, and

neous of preventing the spread of fire from limeve to linie, with the

Allean

plosed on a more footing

Sartifactory.

I may alos observe that mauge- - ments have been made for the tervenging of fortion of the city by the crection of rubbish depots, and the daily Removal of the deposit

343

by contract, and a further props- -Lition for the creation of public

necessaries has also been submitted

for the sowvideration of this Excellency "The Governor, so that so fome our there

Governor, so that are completed, and the Police Ordinance in operation, we may

Safely state that

precaution will have been taken for

will be very provible! "the preservation of the health of the inhabitants, and as perfect a system of dramage

Mir

as circumstances deman

I must here remark that with the late immense influx of people

at this prevent water supply kason is quite insufficient for the counts of the population, and although a service is at present in chase of excontion for a supply of water in - of fire, it alos is madequate

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