CO129-278 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [11-12] — Page 122

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transcript of which accompanied your Despatch No 235 of the 17th November last.

2 I should however be glad to be assured that it is the ultimate intention of government, as far as practicable, to provide a direct supply of water to, or at least in close proximity to, every house in Kowloon, or in the villages of the Island of Hong Kong, as well as in Sanitary areas in the City of Victoria, an view expressed in para: 119 of the Report of the Director of Public Works for 1894 that a reasonable quantity of water is absolutely necessary for maintaining a sanitary condition in every city or town, and that wilfully to restrict such reasonable quantity would be a retrograde step in connection with the sanitation of the Colony.

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transcript of which accompanied your Despatch No 235 of the 17th November last. 2 I should however be glad to be assured that it is the ultimate intention of government, as far as practicable, to provide a direct supply of water to, or at least in close proximity to, every house in Kowloon, or in the villages of the Island of Hong Kong, as well as in Sanitary areas in the City of Victoria, an view expressed in para: 119 of the Report of the Director of Public Works for 1894 that a reasonable quantity of water is absolutely necessary for maintaining a sanitary condition in every city or town, and that wilfully to restrict such reasonable quantity would be a retrograde step in connection with the sanitation of the Colony.
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transcript of which accompanied your Perpulth No 235 of the 17th November last. 2 I should however be glad to be assured that it is the the HKny ultimate intention of gove, on for as practicable, to provide. direct supply of water to, or at least in close proximity to, every house in Kowtoon, of in the villages of the Irland of HongKong, as well as in Sivier gemeur in the I Victoria, an view expressed in para: 31 119 of the Report of the Director f Public Works for 1894 that a reasonable quanti of water is absolutely necessary for maintaining a sanitary condition in every dify, b that willyt of develling, I to attempt to restrict such reasonable quantity would be a retrograde step in connection with the sanitation of the (otong.
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transcript of which accompanied

your Perpulth No 235 of the

17th November last.

2 I should however be glad

to be assured that it is the

the HKny

ultimate intention of gove, on

for

as practicable, to provide.

direct supply of water to, or

at least in close proximity to,

every

house in Kowtoon, of in

the villages of the Irland of

HongKong,

as well as

in

Sivier gemeur in the

I

Victoria, an

view expressed in para: 31

119

of the Report of the Director

f

Public Works

for

1894

that a reasonable quanti

of water is absolutely necessary

for maintaining a sanitary

condition in every dify, b

that

willyt of develling, I to attempt

to restrict such reasonable

quantity would be a

retrograde

step in connection with the

sanitation of the (otong.

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