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digging up old works, some floors in which the limo

conarete has been perfectly good and satisfactory to

you?

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Therefore it shows that it has been possible, that is

what I mean,

to make a good lime concrete with

materials which we have at hand here ?

Oh yes, I have made myself in my own experience, plenty

of good lime concrete that has set extremely well, and

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I know of large blocks at the present moment that are

old lime concrete, and that are quite good.

Now, taking into account, which is a very important

thing for the public health, the enormous increase in

the cost by using cement instead of lime for concrete,

which it would entail, can you make any suggestions for

a good lime concrete which would serve the purpose, and

still be as cheap ?

Yes I can.

What would you suggest ?

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I would suggest that the material brought into this

Colony be more or less pollóed, if it were somnible.

That a junk of bad lime that comes to the Praya to one

of my jobs that is sent away, should never be allowed

to get into the harbour. If it were possible to make it

contraband, - it is rather utopian, but given a lime

which does not contain more than a certain percentage

of adulteration, the common adulterant is aand,

given a red earth of a proper quality, and clean broken

granite, and mix these three in the correct proportions

with the correct amount of water, I will undertake to

make you a lime concrete that will set.

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And you could do that much cheaper, than with cement?

Oh yes.

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