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In number, have also had their services turned to account, when just in attendance upon the work, other duties, viz.: —

Planting trees and other services connected therewith, such as watering those newly planted, and preserving them from the attacks of a worm, which, to some of the trees, does very considerable damage, by perforating them in a peculiar manner, and then at night only they leave their holes and eat the bark, which eventually causes the stoppage of the sap and the destruction of the tree. I have tried lime and tobacco-water, oil and ashes, without effect, and latterly have tried arsenic, and this latter I have no doubt will remedy the evil, if its application does not affect the tree itself.

On a variety of small repairs to the roads and streets where it would be inconvenient to send convicts, I have employed these men 177 days, and in repairing sea-walls and rough stone parapets, 32 days, and in the clearance of drains, 240 days.

When special portions of work undertaken by contract require constant supervision, the Overseer and Clerk are instructed in the more

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Page 152 In number, have also had their services turned to account, when just in attendance upon the work, other duties, viz.: — Planting trees and other services connected therewith, such as watering those newly planted, and preserving them from the attacks of a worm, which, to some of the trees, does very considerable damage, by perforating them in a peculiar manner, and then at night only they leave their holes and eat the bark, which eventually causes the stoppage of the sap and the destruction of the tree. I have tried lime and tobacco-water, oil and ashes, without effect, and latterly have tried arsenic, and this latter I have no doubt will remedy the evil, if its application does not affect the tree itself. On a variety of small repairs to the roads and streets where it would be inconvenient to send convicts, I have employed these men 177 days, and in repairing sea-walls and rough stone parapets, 32 days, and in the clearance of drains, 240 days. When special portions of work undertaken by contract require constant supervision, the Overseer and Clerk are instructed in the more

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| ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

PUBLIC

RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

152

in muumber, have also had their services

turned to account, whin ust in

attendance upon the upon the Wake w o

ייך

other duties,

fríos, viz: -

planting trees and other serview

connecten therewith, suei

watering those newly planted. and..

them from the attacks

preserving them from

a wrm, which, to some of the trees

vely

considerable

damage, by

perforating them in a peculiar

mannis, and then at night only they leave their holes and cat the back which crentually

causes the stoppage of the cap and the : destruction of the tree; I have trid. lime and tobacco-water, oil and

aches, without effect, and latterly have wied arenie, and this latter I have no doubt will emet the evil, if it's application does not effect the trie itself.

On a variety of small repairs to the loads and Streets where it

would be inconvenient to send

cruviets, I have cumployed these men

177 days, and in repairing sea-walls and rough stone parapets, 32 days, and in the excarance of drains, te. 240 days.-

When special portions of work undertaken by Contract require. contant. Supervision, the Overseer and

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