Jides devia

during

and as

mode

of

the South West

'

I anticipate that the

construction I have

adopted for

the extension, (by

making an opening or archway

for the passage of the water), will

You

the

prevent in a

great

measure

the

accumulation

of silt, so further extension will be necessary.

tides during

The

the North East –

being very high, I

have been unable to get in

the

foundations at the extreme end, which I proposed to do without

any coffer-dam; the arch however

has been keyed

in

and

when the

paving is finished the work will

£1200

be suspended until April. £200

has been expended thereon.

end of the year, leaving

up

to the

balance

of

the Estimate to complete it of

£

1

+

307

£16. 2. 10. The total expenditure

during the year

in

the three

Districts of Victoria, exclusive of

Buildings, has amounted to

£1277. 15. 9, being

on account of

Roads £172.18.2. Sluice drains £4157 -415, 10, 11. Bridges £48 8? Marine Works £200.

7

C

The Convict labour

being

exclusively confined to the Town

of

Victoria, I proceed to detail the

services performed by them during

the

year. The work executed

by the Convicts for

the year last past,

may be classified

under

four heads,

viz: Repair to Roads, additional work to Roads, (formerly

executed by the Convicts), levelling of Government

ground

and

site of

offices, and Miscellaneous work. 12

Repairs to Roads and streets,

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