CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 149

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disposed of, there can

with

be no

difficulty, be put up to sale,

for they may be put up

a clause, binding the purchaser

portion of

to build his

the Sea Wall.

The distance between the points I have

mentioned as the extremities of the

Praya,

is as the Crow

flies

it is

about

Courte

2¼ Miles; round the Coast of course much more, being 4 miles - which

would be a

magnificent promenade,

and would afford ample space for troops, guns, &c., in the event of a defence of the Island being necessary. Hope to have the Survey put into

my

hands in

2

sufficient time to mark by

line the distance, Seaward,

to which I propose

to carry

out

The

the Wall, and to that distance

I know, from personal examination, it can be done; without any

apparatus or means other than we

shall have at our command in a

few weeks.

The

expense,

I believe,

would be covered by $35.

Thirty

Five Dollars exclusive of

the filling

per lineal Yard,

in which

would be done with the earth excavated from the lots at the

opposite side of the Road, for

nearly the whole distance. And also that procured by cutting down

the

two

of

the

the high hills sea side, where the land gained

would well repay the expense of cutting.

It will probably

be

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147 disposed of, there can with be no difficulty, be put up to sale, for they may be put up a clause, binding the purchaser portion of to build his the Sea Wall. The distance between the points I have mentioned as the extremities of the Praya, is as the Crow flies it is about Courte Miles; round the Coast of course much more, being 4 miles - which would be a magnificent promenade, and would afford ample space for troops, guns, &c., in the event of a defence of the Island being necessary. Hope to have the Survey put into my hands in 2 sufficient time to mark by line the distance, Seaward, to which I propose to carry out The the Wall, and to that distance I know, from personal examination, it can be done; without any apparatus or means other than we shall have at our command in a few weeks. The expense, I believe, would be covered by $35. Thirty Five Dollars exclusive of the filling per lineal Yard, in which would be done with the earth excavated from the lots at the opposite side of the Road, for nearly the whole distance. And also that procured by cutting down the two of the the high hills sea side, where the land gained would well repay the expense of cutting. It will probably be
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147 disposed of, there can with be no difficulty, be put up to sale, for they may be put up a clause, binding the purchater portion of to build his the Sear. Wall. The distance between the points I have mentioned as the extremities of the is as the Crow Praya, flies it is about Courte 2%/% Miles; round the Craster of co much more, being 4 miles - which would be a magnificent promenade, rrow and would afford ample for troops, guns, to, in the event of a defence of the Island being necesary. Shope to have the Survey put into my hands in 2 sufficient time to marth by line the distance, Seaward, Single to which I propose -to carry out The the Wall, and to that distance I know, from personal examination, it can be done; without any. atus or meant or means than we apparatus d more shall have at our command in a few weeks. The expence. I believes, would be covered by $35. Thirty Five Bollars exclusive of lineal per the filling Yard, in, which would be done with the earth excavated from the lots at the opposite side of the Road, for nearly the whole distance. And also that procured by calling down the of two of by the the high hills sea side, where the land gained would well repay of cutting. the expence It will probably be
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disposed of, there can

with

be no

difficulty, be put up to sale,

for they may be put up

a clause, binding the purchater

portion of

to build his

the Sear. Wall.

The distance between the points I have

mentioned as the extremities of the

is as the Crow

Praya,

flies

it is

about

Courte

2%/% Miles; round the Craster of co much more, being 4 miles - which

would be a

magnificent promenade,

rrow

and would afford ample for troops, guns, to, in the event of a defence of the Island being necesary. Shope to have the Survey put into

my

hands in

2

sufficient time to marth by

line the distance, Seaward,

Single

to which I propose

-to carry

out

The

the Wall, and to that distance

I know, from personal examination, it can be done; without any.

atus or meant

or means than we

apparatus

d

more

shall have at our command in a

few weeks.

The

expence.

I believes,

would be covered by $35. Thirty

Five Bollars exclusive of

lineal

per

the filling

Yard,

in, which

would be done with the earth excavated from the lots at the

opposite side of the Road, for

nearly the whole distance. And also that procured by calling down

the

of

two

of

by

the

the high hills sea side, where the land gained

would well repay of cutting.

the expence It will probably

be

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