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and the district mile benefited. The total expenditure on account of Drains for the year amounted to £200.13.4. Roads. The Road from Aberdeen Street to the Aberdeen Road, and on to the Naval Stores, commenced in September 1868, under Report and Estimate No. 91 of 1853, was not completely finished at the termination of the year, for during the Summer I found it impracticable to carry on the work in consequence of the failure of Sea embankments, retaining walls and drains. Consequently thought it desirable to suspend the works, that the material might have time to consolidate; in the termination of the rains the work went on, but the contractors being unable to finish the work to my satisfaction, the Balance unpaid upon the contract

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was expected as a fine for non-completion of the works up to time, and authority given to me to expend it in the completion of the Service, as well as to devote the balance due on the Estimate to the further improvement of the drainage works in connection therewith, as the experience of the rainy season showed that absolutely necessary for the preservation of the Road. The payments in account amounted to £43.6.3, leaving a balance of £73.10.2 to be expended as above.

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The Government portion of the Sea wall in the Lower Bazaar, Report and Estimate No. 3 of 1853, was Completed during the year, and payments made to the amount of £151.9.2; an unappropriated balance of £31 remains upon the Estimate, which I considered advisable to retain in hands for

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference ---- 133/11 COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH — NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON --- 74 and the district mile benefited. The total expenditure on account of Drains for the year amounted to £200.13.4. Roads. The Road from Aberdeen Street to the Aberdeen Road, and on to the Naval Stores, commenced in September 1868, under Report and Estimate No. 91 of 1853, was not completely finished at the termination of the year, for during the Summer I found it impracticable to carry on the work in consequence of the failure of Sea embankments, retaining walls and drains. Consequently thought it desirable to suspend the works, that the material might have time to consolidate; in the termination of the rains the work went on, but the contractors being unable to finish the work to my satisfaction, the Balance unpaid upon the contract 46 was expected as a fine for non-completion of the works up to time, and authority given to me to expend it in the completion of the Service, as well as to devote the balance due on the Estimate to the further improvement of the drainage works in connection therewith, as the experience of the rainy season showed that absolutely necessary for the preservation of the Road. The payments in account amounted to £43.6.3, leaving a balance of £73.10.2 to be expended as above. 112 The Government portion of the Sea wall in the Lower Bazaar, Report and Estimate No. 3 of 1853, was Completed during the year, and payments made to the amount of £151.9.2; an unappropriated balance of £31 remains upon the Estimate, which I considered advisable to retain in hands for
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133/11

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON ;

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and the district minole benefited. The total expenditure on account of Devins for the year amounted to £200.1340 Roads. The Road from Aberdeen Atreet

of 1853, was

s.d.

to the Aberdeen Road, and on to the Noval Stores Commenced in September 1868, under Refert-and-Estimerte M:91

nit &mpletely finished_at the termination of the year, for during the Summer I found it impracticable to carry on the cook in consequence_ work of the failure of Save embankments, utamning

walls and drains, Sewendingly thought it desirable to suspend the works, that the material_might have time to ensolidate ; in the termination_ of the rains the work wow with, but the contractors being able unable to finish the work to my satisfarction, the Balance umpard upon the bustract

• proceeded

46

wow spacted as a fine for son completion of the works up to time, and authority given to me to expend it in the complation [ the Service, as well as to devote the.. balance due on the Estimate to the..

112

further improvement of the drainage works in emniction therewith, as the experience

APMS

d

of the rainy season showed think that

absolutely necessary for the prosmention. of the Road. The porgimentos in account - amounted to £43.6.3, leaving a balance of £.73.10.2 to be offended as above.

The Government portion of the Ava wall in the Lover Bazaar Report and Estimate Nr 3 of 1853, was Completed during the_your_, and payments mode to the amount of £151.9.2; an inappropriated balance of £31 remains upon the Estimate, which I nusidered advisable to retain in hands for

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