and mooring them alongside the Praya. In all such cases the difficulty of distributing the water to the really needy is very great,
and there is little doubt that
a.
water speculators profited to a certain extent by the water brought by Government and took it away to sell. No person however could get more than two buckets, and the women, boys, and numbers of them who came to the distribution, represented bona fide applicants for the consumption of their families.
When it is considered that $2 to $3 a month represents the earnings of some Chinese, it may be understood what a heavy tax it must have been to have to pay 10 cents for a bucket of water.
I am happy to acknowledge the prompt assistance that I received both from Major-General Cameron and Commodore Morant, R.N., as soon as I made known to them the serious state of affairs. The former placed at the disposal of the Surveyor General all
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and mooring them alongside the Praya . In all such cases the difficulty of distributing the water to the really needy is very great,
and there is little doubt that
a.
water speculators profited to certain extent by the water brought by Government and took it away to sell. No person however could get more than two buckets, and
boys, numbers of
the
·women and
whom came to the distribution, represented bona fide applicants - for the consumption of their_
families
families. When it is considered that #2 to #3 a month represents the
$2
earnings of some Chinese, it may
be
understood what a heavy tax it
must have been to have to
10 cents
3.
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a bucket of water.
I am happy to
pay
acknowledge the prompt assistance that I received both from Major- General Cameron and Commodore Morant, R.N., as soon as I made
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Known to them the serious state of affairs. The former placed at the disposal of the Surveyor General
all
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