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Reference: TILLC.O./133

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH — NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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I have adopted such precautions for prevention of damage to the timber by white ants, dry rot, as I could avail myself of here; that is, in addition to the extensive system of ventilation alluded to, I have coated it with coal tar wherever it is inserted in the walls; and previously to the laying down the floors I intend to wash the whole with a solution of arsenic, as well as adding another coat of tar when practicable; with these precautions I hope much of the damage common to almost all the buildings in the Colony will be prevented.

Following out the intention of discarding every unnecessary piece of timber in the Building, I am forming the window and door lintels with flat camber arch, assisting it also to carry the superincumbent weight with a relieving arch of ordinary description; the space between the intrados of the camber arch and the soffit of the moulded framings will be left open, that air may enter behind the architrave, and serve to ventilate them, as well as the...

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference: TILLC.O./133 COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH — NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON --- I have adopted such precautions for prevention of damage to the timber by white ants, dry rot, as I could avail myself of here; that is, in addition to the extensive system of ventilation alluded to, I have coated it with coal tar wherever it is inserted in the walls; and previously to the laying down the floors I intend to wash the whole with a solution of arsenic, as well as adding another coat of tar when practicable; with these precautions I hope much of the damage common to almost all the buildings in the Colony will be prevented. Following out the intention of discarding every unnecessary piece of timber in the Building, I am forming the window and door lintels with flat camber arch, assisting it also to carry the superincumbent weight with a relieving arch of ordinary description; the space between the intrados of the camber arch and the soffit of the moulded framings will be left open, that air may enter behind the architrave, and serve to ventilate them, as well as the...
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:

TILLC.O./133

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-

9ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON |

142)

the

I have adopted such precautions prevention of damage to " the timber by white ants, dry rot,

for

n Akawise,

ر مغازی امانت ان الام

as I could avail

mycilf of here; that is, in

addition to the extencire system rentilation alluded to, I have

Hooghly contil it with eml tax wherever it is inserted in the walls; and previously to the laying down the floors ! intend

to wash the whole with a colution of arsenie, as well as adding another cont of tan whim practicable, with then precautions

• hope much of the damage is

Common to almost all the

buildings in the Colony will be prevented-

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of discarding every unneccesary.

pice of timber in the Building,

Jam

All m

frming

the window

and doon lintels with

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flat

camber arch, assisting it also to curent the Superinamkut weight with a relieving arch

the

inary description; the

ordinary

between the intrados

of

f

spree

the camber

arch and the soffit of the moulded framings will be left open, that

air

may

enter behind the

architrave, and serve to reutilate then,

as well

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