CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10] — Page 152

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Through

a door in the party

wall. The back door

of

this

room was open. it opened

on to a Terrace. This terrace

was used as a toutch-house

with three,

men in it. There

(men

was an.

adjoining terrace

which was used as a

privy.

that is, there were bamboos for the mow to sit upon when

Obeying

a call

of nature.

This terrace was separated

from the room

by

a wall.

There were no means of cyress

the terrace. There was a

by

very large accumulation of

human

un execrement - about

151

eighteen inches deep - it -

appeared to have been there The smell

many days.

was

very offensive. I in intended to report upon it - I

left the

: premises without

communicating my.

intention

to any and. I reported the matter to the Acting Colonial Secretary on Tuesday the Jud

who accompanied me to the premises - Mr. May and M:

Mr

Walker also went with us.

We went into the same rooms that I had visited befort-

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