2.
her moorings. rebuilding of this wharf I find that
With reference to the
DW
will
-extension of only 40 feet seawards
give a depth of 10 feet at Low
Water Spring tides, and therefore
recommend that this should be carried.
out in stone. An iron screw
pile 4 pier for the entire length would be preferable, but it would be very costly, and would take certainly 7 months including time of transit from England, to procure, besides the time of building it here. As therefore the time of reconstruction is
objeat, this Wharf being much- used, I think it advisable to ca
it out in stone:
carry
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The Praya Wall, although much damaged, is not injured to the extent that I had anticipated, from the
excessive
violence of the storm. The
grouter part of the fomodations of those.
rebuilt after
opartions which were re
typhoong of September, 26th 1870
the
having remuined intacti
Where the wall has liven entirely
Carried
away, were those,
plaves which : had not been lately rebuilt.
In the reconstruction of the Praya Will, a large quantity of new stone will be required, and for this purpose Shave sent a Contractor, with a large gang of men to the Government Quarry at Stone Cutters