CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 95

8.

which is, that night soil should

be

van vo

ved only

closely covered

L

refusal

essels, and that neglect.

to comply with this regulation

should render the offenders liable to a fine . In

ry, if

пину,

not all European

towns, the usual custom is that ail

household refuse such as dust, vegetable rubbish, bc, shall be placed in buckets

outside the door of every develling house at daybreak, and be transferred thence

und not

to carts, the approuch of which is made known by the ringing of

bell, only is all

garbage thus removed but at the same time the dustmen

sweep up the rubbish scattered in

but part of the street

It will

naturally

occur

as

Ма

92

argument agai

the adoption of this plan in Hongkong

that many of

our streets will not

permit of the

vrse

of

a cart. Inm

prepared to admit this, but would point.

out at the

same time that there.

are

the

sufficient number of parallel streets --

where carts might pass, and a portion of the chain

gang might, with great advantage to their health, convey buckets from the steep streets into __ hased carts and sweep them dean_ This would be of incalculable advantage to the town, and would be beneficial to the health of the long sentence

co

I shall have

prisoners, who

reason presently to point out,