CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 319

Fine then

much to his

Y

very On the

arrangements.

Second

occasion however

of the Fire.

8. My

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the Fire became much too extensive to

be controlled by

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individual only

and, though the Papers assert that

the arrangement's

were better than at

It fire, Jon of quite the contrary

the first fire,

opinion and whilst giving Mr Mary

every

credit

it was a

Mo

for what he did, think

great pity that considering

assistants for the Fire Brigade

had then ben appointed - the Inperintendent did not ask the

assistance of such

بھیجے۔

on the

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persons

- as he thought most competent to

afirst him in

in carrying out some

general system for the suppression

C

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experience at these

and other Fires and the attention I

have been giving to the subject during this engrivey induces me to offer some Suggestions regarding future arrangements but as these suggestions hardly come within the scope of His Cerecellency's Memorandum Ihave embodied them

in

separate letter.

(Signed) W. H. Rennie,

Auditor General's Office,

Hong Hony, 20th September, 1868.

Gardiner Meetin Colonial Secretary.