CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 141

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for

me to

lay

Down

upon it any of the

improvements I suggest; but I shall be

able to re

refer

to it

by

the number of

Lots, and otherwise, so that, I believe,

there will be no

difficulty in understanding

at the Town

RJ

it

all I wish to express..

A glance at present stands, upon the Survey, will show, that more

regularityy might have been preserved -

in the buildings, upon either side of the Queen's Road", but- though it is to be regretted that

this has not been attended to still

the most material point, a good and sufficient width of Street, has been

secured, for in

Road les

no

is this

place than Fifty (50) Feet

wide, and in general it much

exceeds

exceeds that . _ Of all the various for tracts which have been entered into for

the

completion of different portions of it,

one remark

m

be made that,

may without exception, they

were undertaken

could be done, and

they con

at prices, for which it was utterly impossible they therefore much delay

for

i

was caused when the Contractors were unable

to complete their work, they either.

imprisoned for

-fulfilment. of their Contracts, or absconded to

were

Save themselves.

from

non

Me conse

Consequences

of having broken them; and even now, with the experience they have had, the Chinese

only form a tolerably accurate estimate, when the matter put before them in the simplest

is

Cau

possible.

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for me to lay Down upon it any of the improvements I suggest; but I shall be able to refer to it by the number of Lots, and otherwise, so that, I believe, there will be no difficulty in understanding at the Town RJ it all I wish to express..

A glance at present stands, upon the Survey, will show, that more regularity might have been preserved in the buildings, upon either side of the Queen's Road", but though it is to be regretted that this has not been attended to still the most material point, a good and sufficient width of Street, has been secured, for in Road less no is this place than Fifty (50) Feet wide, and in general it much exceeds that.

Of all the various tracts which have been entered into for the completion of different portions of it, one remark may be made that, without exception, they were undertaken at prices, for which it was utterly impossible they could be done, and they consequently caused much delay when the Contractors were unable to complete their work, they either imprisoned for non-fulfilment of their Contracts, or absconded to save themselves from the Consequences of having broken them; and even now, with the experience they have had, the Chinese only form a tolerably accurate estimate, when the matter is put before them in the simplest possible way.