CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 319

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Fran D. Weffernan to Acting Colonial Secretary

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Remarks on the Reed W. Moule's dry

earth

conservancy system.

This plan appears to be peculiarly adapted in many respects to Wongkong.

It suits the usual custom of the

The daily

Chinese of carrying away

excrita.

It has also the advantage of -

saving the expenditure of water, which

would

b v

very great should the water. doit system be extensively adopted,

as it is becaning in all new houses.

It would abo moderate the

also

nuisance)

which

ari

of long underground drains

liable to become choked, and

offensive. The action of these drains

to