parties, at the same time having due regard. to the requirements of the public at large.

The Aberdeen Road has been

completed during the

© year, ( Reports and Estimates Ps. 12 and 12 ct of 1844, and 12 of 1845). No damage of any kind has happened thereto, and the surface repairs on the whole length- have not exceeded 13.6 per mile.

The old Road to Stanley has had

year, and the

a thorough repair during the last y

mand

adopted to preserve the surface from such extensive damage us annually occurred thereto, has been found to answer very satisfactorily .

The direction and very objectionable

levels upon this line have so often been remarked upon that it is unnecessary for me to do so new; at present it is in very good order, but the surface repairs upon it must always exceed thor of other

"other and less steep Roads.

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That portion of the line from Tytrom

to Stanley, which was by far the worst part of it,

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is now

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being improved under Report and Estimate N° 2 of 1846, and when completed I hope will be considered a serviceable Road, thus opening a communication with Stanley which might be made avxituble for wheel carriages vid Saiwan, the other route being furfectly useless for such a purpose.

The Sariwan and Sytam. Road, was completed and rendered more secure thân originally

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contemplated, under Report and Extimate N° 9 of 1845, and with the exception of that portion through the quarries at Sockewan has

remained in a

very excellent state of repair ;

the drains and bridges have answered very well indeed and have been proved to give sufficient water way during the heaviest rains.

do

h

n a

country the hills of which are

f

- peculiar a formation, the size of these drains and bridges could only be fixed immediately after the heaviest rains by a careful examination of the surface

which the stream passed in the

over

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