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caused, much of the wood work to decay, cement has fallen down in tive or three - places and I fear it will be necessary to reconstruct all that portion of the defective part; I have however delayed making

a full report of the particular circumstances, and the necessary expense of the repairs,

further examinations effects produced on these parto

sufficiency of which not having

until I have made some

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the

by the rain, a fallen to show what I sequire.

In the Lower Bazan much of say

year

was

time in the early part of the occupied in superintending the erection of houses after the fire, and much

the

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new

I desired to instil into the Chinese the great advantage to be derived from a more ner of erecting their houses, the prevention of the contact of timbers, and

careful

manner

the benefit

that would accrue

to them in

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future years by the substitution of stone ins place of wood so plentifully used, the erection of arches and other means of supporting flors or walls, that although they appear to have been fully alive to these circumstan- -ces, they would not carry

carry them into effect. were in such a hurry to finish the dwellings, that it was with the utmost difficulty I could compel them to build as directed, particularly with solid walls; indeed, several thad summerity to pull down, and

throughout the whole district,

they

every means was tried to deccave me, and seamp work, which certainly it was

mire

to their advantage than to mine to have properly constructed.

The event of money, jealousies, and

have

delayed the constinction of the proposed Strand Road; so very essential

other matters

"feature in the new plan of the district, as

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