points of Victoria East and West-
The
internal
my opinion,
arrangements
are
such as would
also, in
be found
to answer
for the various
Court House
purposes required
in
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room
the retiring room for the Judge being at the North end of the large
upper floor with Convenient
in the
the ap
rooms
adjoining for the Offices of the and other Jury Rooms.
Court, Grand
The lower rooms
might be found.
serviceable for the accommodation of Police, lock-up room for Trisoners, and the central hall would be admirably. waiting room for the Public.
suited as a
The materials and workmanship in this building are of the best description, the wood employed being teak and molave for the large bearing timbers, and the internal finishing or joiner's work of t
of teak and Cacar .
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The whole of the wood-work that
is visible
appears
to be sound and well.
seasoned and the workmanship every
in
particular such as
The plastering, ceiling
as is seldom seen here.
are
work
very highly finished, they
and Comices
were
the
of an Lenglish plasterer, and.... therefore much better both in appearance durability than Chinaren generally
and
execute.
been so
The exterior plastering although
the
formed with Iloman cement has not
carefully completed interior, the upper members of the
not.
of having had the
weathering,
as
Cornice
necessary drip and
the rain water is not thrown
off in a proper
manner; Consequence.
is, the walls are not so
be, and timbers are
in such
cases;
the
dry as they might
liable to
e very
to decay
but this is an evil easily
corrected, and I understand Mr. Dent is