CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 278

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transmitted in which, having reference Your Grace's opinion as to the undue expenditure on Public Works, Roads &c.

I propose reducing it from $205,900 to $107,000. This is only effected at a sacrifice of increased water supply, and the intended drainage improvements in the Chinese quarter of the city which at present is the principal focus of disease.

It involves also the abandonment of the plan for erecting a new Civil Hospital in the room of the present structure, which is condemned as not worth repairing and is situated at the extremity instead of the centre of the town.

139. The March at Bowrington, to the pestilential character of which neighbourhood the Colonial Surgeon has recently called attention, must also be left undrained, and there will be no funds to meet those sudden exigencies which occasionally arise, as for example damage done by a Typhoon.

In illustration of this I transmit a report by the Surveyor General received yesterday of the damage amounting to many thousand dollars caused by the Typhoon on the 8th instant.

You, Your Grace, ere this, will have learned the necessity for repairs to Government House in consequence of damage done by white Ants, a misfortune, which I understand is shared by the Government Offices, another very fine building.

I cannot bring myself to think...

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270 transmitted in which, having reference Your Grace's opinion as to the undue expenditure on Public Works, Roads &c. I propose reducing it from $205,900 to $107,000. This is only effected at a sacrifice of increased water supply, and the intended drainage improvements in the Chinese quarter of the city which at present is the principal focus of disease. It involves also the abandonment of the plan for erecting a new Civil Hospital in the room of the present structure, which is condemned as not worth repairing and is situated at the extremity instead of the centre of the town. 139. The March at Bowrington, to the pestilential character of which neighbourhood the Colonial Surgeon has recently called attention, must also be left undrained, and there will be no funds to meet those sudden exigencies which occasionally arise, as for example damage done by a Typhoon. In illustration of this I transmit a report by the Surveyor General received yesterday of the damage amounting to many thousand dollars caused by the Typhoon on the 8th instant. You, Your Grace, ere this, will have learned the necessity for repairs to Government House in consequence of damage done by white Ants, a misfortune, which I understand is shared by the Government Offices, another very fine building. I cannot bring myself to think...
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270 transmitted in which, having reference Your Gracis efinion as to the undue expenditure on Public Works, Roads Je to am propose reducing it: from $205,900 to $107.000. this is only effected at a sacrifice of increased water supply, and the intended drainage improvements in the Chinese quarter of the and the city which at present is SA the principal focus of disease. involves also the abandonment of the plan for erecting a new livil Hospital in the room of the present structure, which is condemned not worth repairing situated at the and moreover is extremity instead of the centre of the town. 139. as དཱམ།སཎྞ, in The March at Bowrington, to the pestilential character of which neighbanhood the belonial Surgeon has recently called attention, must also be left undrained, and there will be those sudden mo exigencies arise, as for example damage done funds to meet which occasionally done by a Typhoon In illustration of this I Enclosure sure J Geneal received yesterday of the damage amounting transmit a report by the Surveyor Commual مال many thousand dollars caused Typhoon on the 8th instant, and cam reach you by willi Your Space, ere this, have leamed the necepity for repairs to Government House in casequence of damage done by white Anto, a misfortune, which I understand is shared by the Government Offices, another very fine building HO. I cannot bring myself to think у yi
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270

transmitted in which, having reference Your Gracis efinion as to the undue expenditure on Public Works, Roads Je

to

am

propose reducing it: from $205,900 to $107.000. this is only effected at a sacrifice of increased water supply, and the intended drainage

improvements in the Chinese quarter of the

and

the city which at present is

SA

the principal focus of disease.

involves

also the abandonment of the plan for erecting

a new livil Hospital in the room

of the

present structure, which is condemned

not worth repairing

situated at the

and moreover is

extremity instead of

the centre of the town.

139.

as

དཱམ།སཎྞ,

in

The March at Bowrington, to the pestilential character of which neighbanhood

the belonial Surgeon has recently called attention, must also be left undrained,

and there will be

those sudden

mo

exigencies

arise, as for example damage done

funds to meet

which

occasionally

done by

a

Typhoon

In

illustration

of

this I

Enclosure

sure J

Geneal

received yesterday of the damage amounting

transmit a report by the Surveyor Commual

مال

many

thousand dollars caused

Typhoon on the 8th instant, and

cam

reach

you

by

willi

Your Space, ere this, have leamed the necepity for repairs to

Government House in

• casequence of damage done

by white Anto, a misfortune, which I understand is shared by the Government Offices, another very fine building

HO.

I cannot bring myself to think

у

yi

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