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      74. In conclusion I would desire to express my acknowledgments to
Brigadier General Kirby and all the officers with whom I was brought into
contact especially to Major Lloyd the Brigade Major for the aid they so kindly
and zealously afforded me during my inspection of the Cantonment of Belgaum.

T. G. HEWLETT,                                                                            
Acting Sanitary Commissioner.                                                                   

Resolutions adopted at a meeting of the Cantonment Committee of Belgaum, on
Saturday the 7th October 1876, on certain subjects entered into in the Report
of the Sanitary Commissioner on that place.

      1. In order to improve the state of the privies in the bazar complained of
by the Sanitary Commissioner, the Committee is of opinion that a small house-
tax, or any other tax that Government might approve of, should be levied on
the inhabitants of the bazar to provide funds for that purpose, and also for con-
servancy purposes in general. It may here be remarked that taxes are levied
on the inhabitants of the town but none are levied on those of the Cantonment
bazar, and consequently that many natives leave the former and crowd into
the latter.

      2. The Committee considers that it would be very desirable to carry out
the suggestions of the Sanitary Commissioner as to the alterations he suggests
in the gutters, in the bazar, and also as to building stables for the cattle if funds
could be provided for the purpose.

      3. The Committee quite agree with the Sanitary Commissioner in the
recommendations contained in paragraph 20 as to the erection of new latrines in
the bazar and the supply of an increased conservancy establishment.

      4. The hedges of Officers' compound are regularly cut and rank vegetation
kept down, but as the Sanitary Commisioner visited Belgaum during the height
of the monsoon there was of course grass growing at that time.

      5. The Committee concur with the Sanitary Commissioner in all he says
in para. 43 as to the lighting of barracks, as there is no doubt that if the
barracks were better lighted they would be far more comfortable and cheerful
for the men, and this might prevent their going out at night; they are at present
lighted according to regulation.

      6. With reference to para. 49 the question of open drains for the
patcheries of the 2/7th Royal Fusiliers has already been referred to Army Head
Quarters, the reason why there were not any iron receptacles under the pipes of
the wash-houses was that the Barrack Department were unable to supply them,
they were being made in the arsenal, and a good many have since been provided.

      7. The Cantonment Committee agree with the Sanitary Commissioner in
what he says in para. 59 as to the huts in the lascar lines, this subject was
brought to notice in the last yearly report of the Committee.

      8. In conclusion the Cantonment Committee have to state that they have re-
quested the Cantonment Magistrate to attend to all the suggestions of the Sanitary
Commissioner which can be carried out without involving additional expense.

                                                     J. H. KIRBY, Brigadier General,
                                                                                Commanding B. D.,
                                                     and President of the Cantonment Committee.