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Reference S

C.O./133

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH — NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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Survey Department, and others are in progress in Victoria West for providing access to ground sold in the early part of the year, but a more extended pattern is demanded, and for the convenience of purchasers it would be of great advantage if the streets were formed before the lots are sold to show the actual facilities of the Lots and prevent the frequent complaints, whether just or otherwise, relative to levels.

The Chinese are proverbially deceptive, and I have frequently known pickets and various marks on the ground to define limits of lots altered and made exactly like those that have been placed by me. I have been put in considerable difficulties before I could detect the error, but the cases are rare where the actual perpetrator has been discovered.

The Department in former years had other difficulties to contend with. It was provided with efficient means of constant superintendence which it should never have been deprived of, and now a sudden and imperative demand is made upon it; it is unable to meet it satisfactorily and comply with the variety of services required. For the last few years the few Public Works have had in hand have been quite as much as one man unassisted could possibly perform, be he who he may, my...

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE Reference S C.O./133 COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH — NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON --- Survey Department, and others are in progress in Victoria West for providing access to ground sold in the early part of the year, but a more extended pattern is demanded, and for the convenience of purchasers it would be of great advantage if the streets were formed before the lots are sold to show the actual facilities of the Lots and prevent the frequent complaints, whether just or otherwise, relative to levels. The Chinese are proverbially deceptive, and I have frequently known pickets and various marks on the ground to define limits of lots altered and made exactly like those that have been placed by me. I have been put in considerable difficulties before I could detect the error, but the cases are rare where the actual perpetrator has been discovered. The Department in former years had other difficulties to contend with. It was provided with efficient means of constant superintendence which it should never have been deprived of, and now a sudden and imperative demand is made upon it; it is unable to meet it satisfactorily and comply with the variety of services required. For the last few years the few Public Works have had in hand have been quite as much as one man unassisted could possibly perform, be he who he may, my...
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference S

C.O./133

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-

12 ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

staty tlakompagn

lasit, and others are in progress in Victoria West for providing access to ground sold in the early part of the year, but.

a more extended.

supttern is demanded, and for

the convenience

of purchasers it would be of great advantage if the streets were formed before the

lots evere

sold to show the actual

facilities of the Lots and prevent the prequent complaints, whether

For otherwise, relative to levels;

just or

نه

the Chinese are proverbially a deceptive and I have frequently Known pickets

● and fired

on the

Kets and various marks

ground to define

limits of loto altered and made

exactly like

10

like my been placed

have been

ного

that I

d in considerable

56

difficulties before I could detect the

error, but the cases are rare where

the actual perpetrator has been siscovered. The Department in

former years heartment

other

not that and

difficulties to contend with it was provided with efficient a means of constant superintendence which it should never have been

deprived of,

sudden and

and now loben

  • imperative demand is made upon it it is unable to meet it satisfactorily and comply with the variety of services required for the last few years the few

Public Works Shave had in hand. have been quite as much as one man unassisted could possibly perform, be he who he may, my

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