CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 303

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Public works,

Reads

&c.

I propose reducing it from $205,900 to $107,000

this

of

only effected at a sacrifice

increased water supply and the intended drainage and 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 Civil Hospital in the room of the present structure, which is condemned as not worth repairing and moreover is situated at the extremity instead of in the centre

39.

of

the town

The Marsh at Bowrington,

owing to the pestilential character of which neighborhood the Colonial Surgeon has recently called attention, must also be left undrained.

and there will be

no funds

to meet those

exigences

which occasionally arise,

for example,

damage done

In illustration of this I transmit the report by the Surveyor General received yesterday of the damage

caused by a Typhoon,

mounting to many thousand dollars.

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Public works, Reads &c. I propose reducing it from $205,900 to $107,000 this of only effected at a sacrifice increased water supply and the intended drainage and 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 Civil Hospital in the room of the present structure, which is condemned as not worth repairing and moreover is situated at the extremity instead of in the centre 39. of the town The Marsh at Bowrington, owing to the pestilential character of which neighborhood the Colonial Surgeon has recently called attention, must also be left undrained. and there will be no funds to meet those exigences which occasionally arise, for example, damage done In illustration of this I transmit the report by the Surveyor General received yesterday of the damage caused by a Typhoon, mounting to many thousand dollars.
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Public works, Reads &o. I propose noducing. it from $205,900 to $107,00 this of only effected at a sacrifice increased water supply- and the intended drainage and improvements in the Chinese. the Chinese quarter. of the city which at present is the principal focus of disense. It involves also the abandonment Q New of the plane for erecting Civil Hospital in the toom of the present structure, which is condemned us not worth repairing and moreover is situated at the extremity instead of in the centre 39. of the town The Meursh at Bowrington, wow.com. 295 to the pestilential character of which neighborhood the Colonial Surgeon has recently called attention, must also be left undrained. and there will be to meet those exigences arise وسم خیری استود funds sudden which occasionally for example done In illustration damage y transmit کو کیسے by a Typhoon. of this t report by the Surveyor General received yesterday of the damage mounting to many thousand dollars Cause by a Typhoon
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Public works,

Reads

&o.

I propose

noducing. it from $205,900 to $107,00

this

of

only effected at a sacrifice

increased water supply- and the intended drainage and improvements in the Chinese.

the Chinese quarter. of the city which at present is the principal focus of disense.

It involves also the abandonment

Q

New

of the plane for erecting Civil Hospital in the toom of the present structure, which is

condemned us not worth repairing and moreover is situated at

the extremity instead of in

the centre

39.

of

the town

The Meursh at Bowrington,

wow.com.

295

to the pestilential character

of which

neighborhood the Colonial Surgeon has

recently called attention, must also be left undrained.

and there will be

to meet those

exigences

arise

وسم خیری استود

funds

sudden

which occasionally

for example

done

In illustration

damage

y

transmit

کو کیسے

by a Typhoon.

of this t

report by

the

Surveyor General received yesterday of the damage

mounting to

many

thousand dollars

Cause

by

a

Typhoon

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