the coment has fallen three places and

to decay; down in two

I fear

it will be

necessary

reconstruct all that

to

portion of

a

the defective part ; I have havever delayed mathing. full report of the particular

circumstances and the necessary

until I

the repairs an

expense of

have made some

further

examinations upon the effects

these parts by the

produced

ove

Zain a sufficiency of which not having fallen to show what

I require.

In the Lower Bazaar

time in the

was

s much of my early part of the your occupied in superintending, : the exection of the

new

houses

+

the fire. after

9.

327

and much

az

I desired to inutil into the

Chinese the great advantage

to be derived from.

careful

more

er of creating

their housee, the prevention

of

the contact of timbers, and "the benefit that would accrue to them in future

years by the substitution

place of

Stone in

wood

of

100¬

plentifully used, the creation

arches and other,

of wa "means of supporting floore

or walls, that although they appear to have been fully alive to these circune

circumstances

carry them

zvere

they would not carry into effect, as they such a hurry to finish the

Page 330Page 331

10

dwellings, that it

with.

ނ"

the actinost difficulty I could. compel them to build as directed, particularly avith

solid. Walls; indeed several. I had

imarily to

by to pull down

and throughout the whole

district every

"every means

tried to

deceive me and scamp work

which certainly it was surre to their advantage than to

to have properly constructie .. The want.

of moncy jealousies

mine to have

and other mattore have delayed

the construction of the proposed

Strand Road,

10

feature in

.

00

very

essential

-the new plow of

The district, as affording access

to the sea in case

Diviny

the Police

of five

avore

and

effective:

Share This Page