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441.-Prior to 1886 who were your tenants in No. 2?

A.-Mr. and Mrs. BAILY from 1883 to 1886.

442. Had they fever?

A.-I don't think so.

443. Mrs. BAILY had fever had she not ?

A. I don't know. Mr. and Mrs. BAILY were very well satisfied with the house. They kept it on for nearly a year after they left so that if they had to return to the Colony, they would be sure to get it again.

444.-And No. 3?

A. This year, Mrs. BLACKBURN has lived in it for a short time. Mr. WEBBER lived in it for a short time.

445.-Have either of these had fever?

A.-I think not.

By Dr. Jordan.

446.-I think Mr. WEBBER had fever in Richmond Terrace?

A. I did not hear of it.

He did not remain very long.

By Dr. Manson.

447.-Before 1887, who were your tenants in No. 3?

A.-Mr. and Mrs. WISE from 1883 to 1886.

448. Had they fever at all?

A.—I think I remember Mr. Wise telling me he had fever once, which he attri- buted to having been out shooting in the sun (Mr. WISE assented.)

449.-Has Mrs. WISE had fever?

A.-I don't know. Mrs. WISE's child was in perfect health all the time it was up there I think. Mr. and Mrs. WILLMOTT were in No. 3 in 1886 and they had fever, but they had fever before they went there, very badly at Kowloon, and Mrs. WILLMOTT has had fever very badly in England, ever since she has been there recruiting. There was an outbreak of fever in 1887, at least Mr. and Mrs. WILLMOTT both had fever, but the chunam gutters round the house which protected the foundations from damp had been cut in several places. Holes a foot big had been cut right through them and creeping plants planted in them. Of course all the water that ran in that gutter would run into the holes and soak into the foundation of the house. That would be quite enough to account for fever without any other cause.

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450, And No. 4?

A.-Dr. WHARRY lived there from 1883 to 1885.

451. And since then?

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A.-Mrs. BLACKBURN in 1886 and Major ELLIS in 1887 and 1888.

452. Had they any fever?

A.-I think Mrs. BLACKBURN had fever in 1886. I heard that she had but I don't

know as a fact.