At the meeting of the Sanitary Board, held on the 26th inst. the principal matter up for consideration was a number of letters from the Inspector of schools and teachers and missionaries setting forth that a large exodus of women and children had commenced in consequence of the distaste entertained by the Chinese for the house to House visitation of the Sanitary Board inspectors. Some of the writers expressed the hope that the measures taken by the Sanitary Board would be carried out with moderation and that consideration would be shown to the poorer Chinese, who found the rents very hetty, owing to the removal of cubicles and cock-lofts. Various minutes bad been made by members of the Board, animadverting on the letters and suggestions
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