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distance of the town a

for

an

2.

satisfactory site

Epidemie Hospital .

been almost

It had at one

4 finally

time-

decided to place

the proposed hospital at a place

called Sandy Bay

oru

the western/

extremity of mile from Victoria . When the proposal became known to the

the Island about a

Chinese however, it evoked strenuous

opposition owing to the neighbourhood of the proposed site to the Chinese Cemeteries at Mount Davis; and

the project

was abandoned.

3.h

(

3.

M.

then decided to

have the hospital in a hulk in the

harbour as in the case

of

the Military

there

efforts to prosure.

ed, and it has

Hospital, but all suitable vessel failed, been found necessary

built.

being

now

to have a hulk

tos are now

Arrangement

-made with this object, I hope that before many "

and

the

Fron the

pleted.

the hospital will be com

comple I have called for

گرم

a me

report from the Medical- on the question

rent on

Department

adverted

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