take upon me to
Jay
whether
th1½ inches of granite is not
Equal
at in strength to 18 inches of brick-Work - The walls at
that part
part are
are only 14½ inches or thereabouts _ The fault
which I now charge in them could not be rectified, but by pulling them down to their foundations.
on.
X 04 amined by Mr. Stace behalf of the defendant- I do not know positively when Captain Cowper last examined these Buildings -
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but he is frequently in that neighbourhood
and has Some Government works -
under Construction (Water Tanks) close by _ We must have observed the progress of the Buildings now charges, Constantly - I should say
three times a week -
two or
About 3 months.
ago
I received Acting (the defendant)
asking
Coming to me and asking me to inspect his walls-I told him to go to Captain Cowper _ I do not know whether he did so or not -