a surplus to spend. But he argues that £20,000 a year is not out of place in one year and it may be hoped singularly. But although misfortunes of this nature have been reported, it does not appear to have ever been a matter of such magnitude, and it becomes a serious enquiry to ascertain how much more will be required for the repair of buildings now being undertaken.
And that it is an excessive Estimate, would only appear from the fact that in the Estimates for 1864, £1,041.3.4 was provided for repairs to Buildings. His statement that he has known damage to the extent of £5,000 take place may be supposed that local authorities being aware of the possibility of such occurrences, would frame the Estimates on the assumption that under this system unforeseen expenses might be entailed.
It will also be seen that Sir H. Robinson states that the fact of Land Sales, renders it necessary for Government to undertake new Roads...
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