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A.—Yes, I went this afternoon to see and you get it full power both on the East and West sides. Wherever you stand near the sewer you get it perfectly fresh, a good smell of it.
668. How long is it since that nullah was converted?
A.-I cannot say. It was within the last two years. In the nullah a sewer has
been constructed out of the nullah.
669.-What do you mean by that?
A.—It was a ravine running down from Bonham Road, and there was a bridge crossing it at Pokfulum Road and a wall on either side. About two years ago the stones were taken away from the ravine and a sewer built and the different drains run into it.
670.-You mean to say the sewer is the end of the nullah?
A.-No, the sewer was built up to Pokfulum Road, and it is left open there, and then there is the nullah from Bonham Road to Pokfulum Road running between the houses Fairlea and Nullah side, where the Chinese come and gather water.
671. -And you think the trouble has proceeded from there principally?
A.-I am almost certain of it.
672.-Was that sewer carried up gradually or suddenly to the present level?
A.-Suddenly.
673.-So you cannot say the fever advanced with the sewer?
A. Yes, I say it did advance.
674.-Is the sewer open anywhere?
A.--I think it is open near the bottom. It was at one time. I don't know whether it is open now or not.
675.-But it is covered over for a considerable distance?
A. It is covered over for a considerable distance. I don't know the names of the.
streets.
676.-Do the drains from your house open into it?
A. Yes, I have a plan here if you would like to see it. [Plan produced. Witness points out a place at which the Chinese get water from the stream after it has passed the servants' latrine at Fairlea, which drains into it.]
677.-Is it not a fact that sewer was covered over about six years ago for a certain distance and then suddenly extended two years ago?
A. Yes.
678. Did you notice fever was prevalent about its mouth before?
A. I cannot say. I don't think so, because the gas-works are so near and there is a certain amount of disinfectant in the liquid coming from the gas-works.
679.-Why do you attach the ill-health to that Nullah?
A.--From the smells that come from it.
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