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Now, taking the material at hand in this Colony, which is procurable, the lime we get, the red earth we get, the granite we get, and applying your practical knowledge as a builder from England, what specification would you recommend should be adepted for concreting ground floors here ?
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Taking into consideration the material available, 'the concrete is as good as night be expected, in the majority of cases.
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The usual propertion is this, three of lime, six of red earth, and six of stone.
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yourself, de you think with these proportions of legal material, that you could make a satisfactory floor ?
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And wouldn't you be particular with those materials in the mixing of them, and the laying of them ?
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