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the rive in the price of labor, and of all building materials, heas added to his losses, and, in a measure,

mecoure, prevented the completion of the work : for instance, during the greater port of the year

but little line has reached the

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fome the neighborhood of banton, and the supply has been made almost - entirely from the hilus on the opposite Anolon shore, and for which an exorbitant farice

Intimately before the blockade I obtained nearly all the monble tiles I required; the deficiency; however, I have Supplied by state and Stove. The earthenware railings for the Verandal Some still unable to get from Fundian where such articles are made, and I

have totally failed in proving gefosum- for the fine mouldings and purichments

"the

cornices and ceilings, thus I have been obliged to alter the designs in a suaterial degree, robich I much repet, munch_regrets lincover, the work, stuely as it has --- forogressed, is admirably executed, and in pertrasos, our perfect a building as can be

erected in China.

be

Unfortunately, at a time when I required the most efficient Superintendan The suffers attoveled to the Deportivent

Sappers were indered home, and at the end of August I wow deprived of their fervices Altogether, the want of these man I hav felt grontly, pontioulvaly in all plumber's and Belthang's work (at which the Chines me very deficient); to that my fursmial Anpersistendence aufisse souch_particular. piece of work during its expantion was rendred absolutity nesosary and thus recupied my time for several hours of the