Reference: TILLC.O./133
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I have adopted such precautions for prevention of damage to the timber by white ants, dry rot, as I could avail myself of here; that is, in addition to the extensive system of ventilation alluded to, I have coated it with coal tar wherever it is inserted in the walls; and previously to the laying down the floors I intend to wash the whole with a solution of arsenic, as well as adding another coat of tar when practicable; with these precautions I hope much of the damage common to almost all the buildings in the Colony will be prevented.
Following out the intention of discarding every unnecessary piece of timber in the Building, I am forming the window and door lintels with flat camber arch, assisting it also to carry the superincumbent weight with a relieving arch of ordinary description; the space between the intrados of the camber arch and the soffit of the moulded framings will be left open, that air may enter behind the architrave, and serve to ventilate them, as well as the...
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Reference:
TILLC.O./133
COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-
9ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON |
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