CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12] — Page 22

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19

represented, may the long

not be lovers in

though not,

I trust,

as stated in last paragraph of

your

letter

owing

to "the

"diminution of house accom-

modation",

which would mean diminution of

population and commercial

prosperity.

If they

·

Moreover the landlords,

taught to look too

much to Government, will be best

to

help

&

themselves.

We want no

legislation

(we have it already) to enable

us to buy up

blocks of house, unfit

for habitation in the most crowded

and insanitary parts of

the town of proceeding.

And the best mode

otherwise is to judge

each case

requiring compensation

on its own merit under a

system of

arbitration.

On

the

proper

regarding the present

position of the Public Health

Ordinance measure the

present insanitary condition of the Colony should take

precedence

...

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19 represented, may the long not be lovers in though not, I trust, as stated in last paragraph of your letter owing to "the "diminution of house accom- modation", which would mean diminution of population and commercial prosperity. If they · Moreover the landlords, taught to look too much to Government, will be best to help & themselves. We want no legislation (we have it already) to enable us to buy up blocks of house, unfit for habitation in the most crowded and insanitary parts of the town of proceeding. And the best mode otherwise is to judge each case requiring compensation on its own merit under a system of arbitration. On the proper regarding the present position of the Public Health Ordinance measure the present insanitary condition of the Colony should take precedence ... J}
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19 represented, may the long not be lovers in though not, I trust, as stated in last paragraph of your letten owing to "the "diminution of house accom gumal modation", which would mean diruimition of - population and commercial proeperity. if they · Morcover the landlords, taught to look too uch to Government, will de bes to help & themselves. We want no legislation (we have it already) to enable no to buy up blooks of houce, unfit for habitation in the most crowded and ivan ivanitary parts of parts of the town of procedine. and the best mode otherwise is to judge each case requiring compensation own merit under a system of A 9. aubitration. -On proper rdo the ib regando the present position of the Public Health Ordinanc measure the unt considered in the Government present insanitary condition of the Colony should take priced اللهم ولايتي J}
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19

represented, may the long

not be lovers in

though not,

I trust,

as stated in last paragraph of

your

letten

owing

to "the

"diminution of house accom

gumal

modation",

which would mean diruimition of

- population and commercial

proeperity.

if they

·

Morcover the landlords,

taught to look too

uch to Government, will de bes

to

help

&

themselves.

We want no

legislation

(we have it already) to enable

no to buy up

blooks of houce, unfit

for habitation in the most crowded

and ivan

ivanitary parts of

parts of the town of procedine.

and the best mode

otherwise is to judge

each case

requiring compensation

own merit under a

system of

A

9.

aubitration.

-On

proper

rdo the

ib

regando the present

position of the Public Health

Ordinanc

measure the

unt considered in the

Government

present insanitary condition of the Colony should take

priced

اللهم ولايتي

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