CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 408

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before

"Men of the Colony, that; when the

necessary

simprovements have been made, the situation

" would be well suited for the permanent location " of Troops in proper barracks:

The foregoing prediction

was written

the completion and occupation of the Sir I. Michel to

Burracks. The accompanying Correspondence which has since tatten place will show that

・the correctness of it is now actinowledged by the Military Authorities. Sir John

on

Meichel observes that the sicknces in

the huts

Napier's Range " is more "than 100 per cent in excess

of that. "existing in the other hits", which

are

situated in that part of the Peninsula to which I

was anxious that the Meilitary

thrived confine themselves; and the

dir Hercules Robins

14 June 1861.

Sir Hercules fisting to dis I. Abichek.

17th Gerne 1861.

Sir I. Michit to

Sir Hercules Nobriesm gant June, 18615 Sir I. Michel ht

Air Hercules Kobina 22nd November 18t Sir Henerales Probing to dis I. Miciuly

26th Novemba 1861

Sin I. Michel

Sis Hercules hobid 22nd November

Enclosed.

Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals -

inly Inapredor points out, as a reason

for

General Currie 16th June 1861

Indraed.

U

the unhealthiness

of Napier's Range, that " in the vicinity

" of these huts there is a

"graving

which is

good deal of paddy.

very objectionable

on

"Sanitary grounds, and also that

" immediately in front of the huts in question

" is a piece of garden Cultivation and Several "Cess-pools of liquid manivre used in the

"Cultivation of Vegetabies, emitting

a most

"offensive odour, and which is wafted by the "Southerly breezes into the Soldiers' huts"

4.

These

wvere

precisely the objections which I ineffectually urged against the ~ occupation of the site months before; and

upon my asking the Deputy Inspector

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