10
the Contract was
und so much delay occurring, completed at days work by the Department,
the amount
- of
and the Contractor fined in the
$3,900.
The Registry and Post Offices
together with the fittings for them,
completed during the past year.
were
also
Upon the works at the fail under Report and Extimate N. 5 of 1845, the expenditure has amounted to £ 2,28%. These
works have occupied a longer period in
construction than was
their
- originally supposed necessary,
in consequence of certain additional services detailed.
in
Report and Extimate Nr 8 of 1846.
The Contractors for these works werd Chinamon, and in general showed a desire to give satisfaction, and although the expense of bringing fresh-water sand up the hill,
great,
there
is not
απ
was very
instance where the workmen
have missed the lime used in the construction of
mortar with the red mud usually employed
as as
+
232
substitute for the sand ; thus the execution of the brickwork has been as sound and perfect as it
has been possible to make with the materials.
The Police Station
near
: the Military
Hospital, (Report and Extimate ( 4 of 1846), was commenced at the latter end of the
1 of the year, and is making very satisfactory progress, and the Police Station at Aberdeen, commenced about the same period, is also being proceeded with at- present slowly, but the workmanship is very
good.
The cost of repairs and other
contingencies to Public Buildings have amounted. of £81.18 . 2 during the past year ;
to the
Sum
this is exclusive of the sum
of £115.5.4 which
was paid for certain additions and repairs to
the Bungalow at present occupied by His Honor the Chief Justice -
under
All the Public Buildings at present.
my charge
are in a tolerable state
repair, with the exception of the Offices
of