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Les Rapports suivants sont annexes au proces-verbal de 

 ce jour : 



WATEE SUPPLY COMMISSION. 



Eeport of 3ed Committee. 



C. Eegnaud Esq., M.D., Fresident ; C. J. Meller Esq., M.D., 

 L. Bouton Esq. 



QUEllIES. 



lo. What influence has the destruction of the woods on the 

 lower lands of the Island, and the clearing of the forests on. 

 the upper lands, exercised upon the salubrity of the Island ? 



2o. Are you of opinion that the conservation of the forests 

 still existing and the replanting of the littoral are indispensa- 

 ble to the Public Health ? 



3o. What would be the eliect upon the Sanitary condition 

 of Port Louis if the hills and mountains which surround it 

 were covered with trees ? 



4o. What is the influence of extensive tree plantation upon 

 the hygienic conditions of neighbouring localities ? 



5o, In a Sanitary point of view, do you advise the replan- 

 ting of the " Pas Geometriques," of the hills in the lower 

 districts, and of the road sides ? 



60. Is it necessary to cloth with trees the borders of pools, 

 ponds and morasses ? If so : to what extent ? 



7o. Do you recommend that the public and private Ceme- 

 teries of the Island be surrounded with a belt of trees. If 

 so : what must be the breath of the belt ? 



80. What trees would you recommend as best suited for 

 planting around morasses and Cemeteries ? 



9o. Can you obtain, upon the preceding questions, the opi- 

 nion of the members of the Medical profession in Mauritius ? 



Le deboisement et les defrichements exercent en geoeral 

 une grande influence sur les pluies, I'air atmospherique, la 

 quantite et la qualite des eaux, le sol et le climat d'un pays. 



Cette influence est, suivant les conditions naturelles d'une 

 localite, favorable ou defavorable a I'hygiene des habitants. 



