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at Government House the three sappers attached to the department have much satisfaction, and although the workmanship there has been executed in the most praiseworthy manner, I cannot accord my praise to the contractor, Ibelieve he has had some pecuniary difficulties, sand having been most inattentive, I was In consequence obliged to replay day laborers; to construct a stone drain
required by the contract, to quarantie payment of certain dues to Stone - Messous and bricklayers;
and make other arrangements the contract, which by
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it's terms Ewas Empowered to dr. By this means the men were induced to proceed
with the worth; a greater mumber have lately been placed on the Building, and it is now progressing favorably. The Assistance given by the sappers es tverseers is entirely confined to Government
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House, and thus I have had the rutire. responsibility of all other supervision
of work upon myself alone. This has Comprised together with Government Hou the works at the baol, tor kuard house Residence for the Badler, deborti prisor Treadwheel house, Police Station at Bongneichung, Boat houses for the Harbor Martin and Police, and thos School houses for the Chinese, to whic must be added the repairs to the deveral Public Buildings, which have been executed during the year, the New Road from Aberdeen Street to join the Encer's Road at the Naval Road, I which it is proposed to
Į Call Bonham Road), the constant attention demanded from me in the lower Bayear, not only for the Examination of the public Works being partially carried on in
on in conjuncti with the brown tenants, but for the
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