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change, owing to different sanitary works in the town, such as drains, the filling up of pools, marshes, &c. The town presents a fine appearance, the roads and thoroughfares being broad and regular. Amongst the public buildings Government House is the most remarkable; several millions of francs have been spent upon its construction and decoration. The other prominent public buildings are the new Palace of the Lieutenant-Governor, the new and handsome Post Office on the Place de la Cathedrale, the Custom House, the "Direction de l'Interieur," the Treasury, the Land Office, Public Works Department, the Schools, and the Supreme Court. The Military Hospital is a fine and handsome building, as are also the Arsenal, Barracks, and Artillery Parc. There is also a stately Gothic Cathedral of large proportions. A fine bronze statue of Gambetta stands in the Boulevard Norodom. Saigon has two public gardens, the "Jardin de la Ville," which is maintained at the expense of the Municipality, and the Botanical Garden. There is good docking accommodation, the Bassin de Radaub being one the finest docks in the world, capable of receiving the largest men-of-war, and there are two floating lifts. There are two steam rice mills. The population of Saigon in 1891 was 19,000 (exclusive of the Naval and Military Forces), of which number 5,235 were Asiatics. The French population numbers 1,753 and other Europeans 207.
The M. M. steamers call twice a month at Saigon on their homeward and outward trips. Easy communication is afforded with the principal towns of the interior by subsidized mail steamers, and there is a railway to Mytho. All the principal towns of Cochin-China possess telegraphic communication, and a submarine cable unites the colony with Singapore, Hongkong, Haiphong, &c. The postal organization of the colony is very complete and efficient. Correspondence can be sent daily to almost all parts of the country. The Journal Officiel is published twice a week, and there are usually one or two other journals published, but they frequently change their titles, and lead a spasmodic existence. The Gia-dinh-bao is the native issue of the Journal Officiel. Saigon is no longer a free port, heavy Customs dues having been imposed since July, 1887, with exemptions in favour of French goods and shipping. The tariff is based on the General Tariff of France. The export of rice in 1891 reached 672,000 piculs.
DIRECTORY
GOUVERNEMENT GÉNÉRAL DE L'INDO-CHINE Gouverneur Général-DE LANESSAN
Cabinet du GOUVERNEUR GÉNÉRAL
Chef de Cabinet-Landes (en congé) Sous-chef de Cabinet- Bonheure Secrétaire particulier--A. Joyeux Chef adjoint, id.-Gustave Lambert Archiviste-Bellœuf
Commis-Lamprié, Hubert, de Lanessan,
Martin, Duret, Jubault Interprète-Diep van Cuong
CONTRÔLE FINANCIER Inspecteur Général—Prigent (en congé) Chef de Bureau-Guis Sous-chef de Bureau-Le Tulle Commis-Lespinasse, Foeymirau
CONSEIL SUPÉRIEUR DE L'INDO-CHINE Le Gouverneur Général, président Le Commandant en chef des Troupes Le Commandant en chef de la Division
Navale de l'Indo-Chine
Le Lieut.-Gouverneur de la Cochinchine Le Résident Supérieur du Tonkin Le Résident Supérieur de l'Annam Le Résident Supérieur du Cambodge
Le Procureur Général, chef du service
judiciaire en Indo-Chine
Les Chefs des services administratifs :
ler. de l'Annan et du Tonkin
2e. de la Cochinchine et du Cambodge, siègeant au Conseil Supérieur, avec voix délibérative pour toutes les questions qui concernant leur service
CONSEIL DE DEFENSE DE L'INDO-CHINE Le Gouverneur Général, président Le Commandant des Troupes, vice-présdt. Le Commandant en chef des forces navales L'officier général ou supérieur commandant
les Troupes où se réunit le Conseil Le Chef du Service Administratif Le Chef des Services de l'Artillerie Un chef de bataillon où d'escadron, sectre. Le Lieut.-Gouverneur de la Cochinchine Le Résident Supérieur du Tonkin Le Résident Supérieur de l'Annam
Le Résident Supérieur du Cambodge
Font respectivement partie du Conseil de défense de l'Indo-Chine, en qualité de membres titulaires, toutes les fois que le dit conseil se renuit sur le territoire qu'ils administrent, et prenuent rang individnelement, après le Commandant-en-Chef des forces navales
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