the Boubamr Strand portion ought
to be considered as a part of the general design, and therefore to be commenced forthwith. It is from the West that the principal part of the
work ought to come, and in the West the work ought to be commenced.
In answer to the fifth Question in the Schedule, I think that, if the occupants of the Lots were allowed to erect wooden wharves beyond Praya, with a right to the exclusive use of them, the Government would, in that case, have to make some arrangement with regard to wharfage for the accommodation of the public at large; and it is not easy to say what those arrangements ought to be. If a man constructs a wharf in front of his own concession, he ought to have the exclusive use of it. As far as concerned, the formation of steps at intervals of 50 feet at the most, will take off the crowding, facilitate to the public the enjoyment of its rights. The private wharves ought not to be suffered to interfere with the use of those steps.
I think that the sales of Lots, whether Marine or Inland, might with advantage be suspended until the Praya is formed. The Government will derive a double profit from the postponement. It will gain by having level building sites for Inland Lots, for the materials of construction will have to come from Inland. It will gain new and valuable Marine Lots by the reclamation of land from the sea.
I think that I have said