CO129-138 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [6-7] — Page 174

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I think ought to be done with the I-tou itself. The ground is entirely by terms of the Government letter.

January 14th 1861, under control of the Government; the original condition of not using it for any purpose but has been violated.

I think its use as a Temple depôt for coffers might be still permitted, but that it should be closed as a receptacle for the moribund, or a pretended Hospital. This, however, is a question which I leave to the Commission.

I also enclose for the information of the Commission a report of the Surveyor General in 1866 and a report of Mr. Quin, magistrate, and the Colonial Surgeon Thomson.

The latter was in 1866 and had for some years previously been aware of the existence of the I-tou, and thought its use as a receptacle for dead bodies a necessity, in which opinion, if it had otherwise been well conducted, I might have concurred.

When I inspected the place the other day, there were the most offensive odors perceptible from the coffins. I am bound to add that any person visiting the Temple and the depository of coffins in the West might have done so fifty times without being aware that the small chamber contained moribund or dead bodies.

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172 I think ought to be done with the I-tou itself. The ground is entirely by terms of the Government letter. January 14th 1861, under control of the Government; the original condition of not using it for any purpose but has been violated. I think its use as a Temple depôt for coffers might be still permitted, but that it should be closed as a receptacle for the moribund, or a pretended Hospital. This, however, is a question which I leave to the Commission. I also enclose for the information of the Commission a report of the Surveyor General in 1866 and a report of Mr. Quin, magistrate, and the Colonial Surgeon Thomson. The latter was in 1866 and had for some years previously been aware of the existence of the I-tou, and thought its use as a receptacle for dead bodies a necessity, in which opinion, if it had otherwise been well conducted, I might have concurred. When I inspected the place the other day, there were the most offensive odors perceptible from the coffins. I am bound to add that any person visiting the Temple and the depository of coffins in the West might have done so fifty times without being aware that the small chamber contained moribund or dead bodies.

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think ought to be dove with the

I-toz itself. The

ground is entirely by terms of the Government letter.

January 14th 1801, under cartrol of the Government;

the original condition of not using

it for any purpose but has been violated

I think its use

coffers 17 17

as A

a Temple

depôt for

might be still firmitted.

but that it should be closed

receptade for the moribund, or a pretended Hospital. This however, in

-question which I leave to the Pannisions.

I also enclose for the information of the Commision a report of the Surveyor General in

1866 auto

June 1

the I-tez with ment of Mr Quin, mupseef and the Colonial Surgeon thomsons

The latter

vaa

in 1866 and had for

of the

-years previously been aware existence of the I-trz, and thought its

мое

As A

eceptacle for dead; ladies

necessity, in which opinion, if it had ortervise been well conducted,

Mias

mot

I entricly agree. When I impreited) the place the other day there the bast offensive odors pereptible from the coffins. I am abse hand to add

what

evew

rear

any person visiting the Pample and the depository of coffins

in the

might have done so fifty times without being

aware that the small

The West contained moriland

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