His Lordship is desirous
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in the place of getting
the highest professional advice,
with a view
to devising a structure as efficient and
as economical as possible,
with this object in view, to invite
you to fit Sir J. Coode's opinion on
the type of wall suggested by the Surveyor General.
For you will observe that
a large portion of
the ground is preponderantly a wall of a permanent character and that in the
other parts where it is possible future reclamations are possible
I hope that Sir J. Coode may be able to
advise on the type of
wall which will
be both efficient and
possibly durable.
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a kind of wall is
provided of a permanent character. It came under the
cautious consideration of Sir
J. Coode's opinion on these two structures.
I lay great importance on
securing the desired object with the least avoidable expense in construction, not withstanding
that granite is procured in any
quantity locally
and if Sir J. Coode at the same time suggests anything further