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impossible to stop them altogether.-

The

widening of this Rond I hope with be effected at no distant peried to render it. available

for

wheeh

archer

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earriages, and

ирпи this recasim stone

be placed upon the present abutments

which were made sufficiently strong to provide such. In the Iron of Aberdeen sunday a:pairs have been effected at a charge of £5.4.2; further improvements are

in

emale

of execution

under Report and Estimate No21 of 1847 in Emnexion with the extension of the Road to. Itanley to complete the circuit of the Seland. Buildings.

The Aberdeen Police Station, Report 2nd Estimate Mtb of 1866 has progreened but : owly during the year; but this has been caused Siret by the Insolvency of the Contractor, secondly

ammget the workmen of Velour no less than II died, together with two

ruglich Overseers;

Overscers; this deterred both Contractor

executive sicknes

·

and men

from living

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on the ground; now however

it is healthy enough, and the Building I hope will be fit for recupation in a few days. It is

A

excedingly difficult to deal with the Chinamen when the work is being carried on at such dictance (b mile from Victoria); for without. almat a daily visit from the Clerk of Works, which would be impresible, they will not. hurry

or execute it with that degree of satisfaction

wonk

with the

requisite; thus frequently considerable portions of

the building

were condemned, and at other times

portions of work were

neglected during its

progress

which could not be remedied to

conform to the

specificatio, suot of this

me however

excented.

during the sickness or absence of the Freman

the work has been very

altogether

well

futting for sitte of Church and Government

Offices. This work is not yet completed. inasmuch as relates to the eloping the Banks and approaches, te.