CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3] — Page 515

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511

way

state here, that ev

o far

ao

I can see

ahead

by the light of present axperiences, this fetter will probably be the last European wischanic.

to be obtained from England for

& from England for the teurel-

-works. The inability of Europeans to keep + their heal the in the atrophere of the

timel, the

beavy Hospital expenses they ontail, and the cost of their passages to

Avid

3 from England, all point to the

devirability of completing

such

resources Ao

to find locally.

10.

o

the tummel with

I may be fortund enough

The Governor will doubtless be

desirous to know whether everything possible has been done to wake the tunnel leas

unhealthy. To this I would reply

that the

ventilation and dr

and drainage of both headings

been sunk, and it has created such a

thorough draught in the tunnel, that at

times the caudles in the latter cannot.

nor do the fences of

even be kept lighted, the dynamite recuain cxplosions of the

the

tine

any

after

f the unives. Nevertheless the

sickness continuses, and I apprehoud the

theory of local medical practitioners will,

after

· all; have to be accepted, i. e. that the fever is

is due to the exhalation

from.

the granite newly opened from day

day.

I have

(Signed) I. M. Price. Survey or General.

to

are a

as good as they

CAU

be made. On the

Tytom side a vertical ventilating shaft has

been