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aubject I have been favored with the views of the Principal Military Medical Officer to whan I had referred.

Their reports, together with the remarks of the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital and the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol, I now indose for Yau Graces informations.

It will appear from these that atthough Dr Heffernan considers the Dry Earth system "peculiarly adapted in mary respects to Wongkong "," jet the Colonial Surgeon and orters, with

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considerable local experience,

are

of opinion

that such a system is mapplicable to such institutions' as would allow at all of its introduction : I also think there

is reason

to

suppose eauty

that the difficulty of

procuring of the Kind requisite would be

here much greater than in most of the level parts of India.

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not yet, therefore, prepared

to alter the present arrangements, though

should.

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opportunity offer, I think it desirable that a trial should be grim to what has proved

beneficial in

duly

India, and Your Grace shall be

informed of the results.

I have the honor to bes

My Lord Duke, You Grace's most obedient:

humble servant,

Ruined Grams

and Graves Ma Dormello

Governor,