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the Public Works Department can at present with advantage be
transferred to a separate Department. As regards land work,
the disposal of lots of land is so intimately connected with
the laying out of roads and the provision of means of drainage
and water supply that to separate it from the Public Works
Department would afford but little relief and would necessitate
a great deal of cross-reference and correspondence which is at
present avoided.
The dealings in land outside what may be called the
urban area are very limited.
4.
In the event, however, of any large scheme
of the improvement of the City of Victoria being undertaken,
I am of opinion that either a separate sub-department of the
Public Works Department will have to be formed for the purpose
of devising and carrying out such improvements, or that, as
in other cities, a Trust Corporation will be found necessary
to undertake the work.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient
Humble servant,
M.J. Gascoigne
Major-General,
Administering the Government.
MED