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patients expected, I certainly see strong

reason to cleject to either continuing.

establishing any

Lock Hecspital side

Side with the laivil Hospital, and,

had

accordingly, I proposed to

ON

by

give up

the

valuable site of the latter with the

buildings thereon for the sole

use

of

Lock Batients, transfining the limit Hospital

ito

a mart

cheerful and more central site.

Clids Govt to Sexy of State Me 350

11. The existing buildings including the present bivil Hospital would afford ample accommodation for any

number of Lock patients, for whom the Govemment may have to provide, and the saving Seffected by using dispensing, for the present at least, with the erection of new, would probably le

those buildings,

and

$10€ ang? 1867.

cheaply purchased by Her Majesty's Government advancing the $20.000 astred for, either by way of payment for that Site and the buildings thereon, on

by

of

contributing that sum to the cost purchasing clawwhere a suitable and improved site for the livil Hospital. the latter undertaking

is one

of

queat

public importance, but, though ingently is at present deferred through

required, want of funds.

12. I must, however, observe, as I am

mow

20%

CH

considering the question of expense, that 10: Munay has considerably underated the Inmates of Brothels- at least at occasional intervals, for, as your

Grace

will perceive from the enclosed