CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 130

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town I am acquainted with

Numeravs

apprehensions home the active assistance been made by the Police, they

requires of the whole Police Force to - throw it in

Gany Gurry out. Nor even were

any unoccupied. the place, aux also into the Harbier

Police as attentive to this part For this reason the contrivanc

of.

their duly as

Police anx

the Magistrates.

· punished by

towards providing a remedy

which is, that night soil should

be removed only in closely covered

to

comply

Vessels, and that neglect or refusal

with this regulation.

are mentioned in the Colonial Surgeon's

should render the offenders liable

to

a fine.

In

many, if not all

they

notoriously, the reverse, woomed Report, for the removal of Rabbah the atmosphere be maintained 1o appears worthy of

in a perfectly healthy condition

as

long

Consideratio

A small Establishment?

as the present system to assist in carrying out this

of dust bins is maintained measure would

and

night soil is carried

through the streets at any

afford facilitie

There is no

provision for

properly constructed Vessels

hour of the day - I would being employed for the purposes

venture on

make

-

this point to _ but persons found carrying

"ggestion which night soil after 8 o'clock an

wooned, I think,

· go far

are taken into custody by the

European towns, the usual custom

is that all household

refuse

such

as dust, vegetable rubbish yo,

shate be placed in buckets outside the door of every

every dwelling house

at day break, and

be

transferied thence to carts, the approach of

which is made known by the

ringing of

is all

· garbage

a bett, and not only

thus removed)

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