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Aldrich, Commanding Royal Engineers, for his opinion, and that officer has generally reported favorably of them, and has we some

instances, r

nces, recommended alterations in theon,

which have been invariably adopted, though

some increase

of expenditure

inevitable consequences;

thus

ACAS

the

On Special Service Report for

the

leaving the

• ground for the

d for the new Chinese

Location at Tai-ping-shan, Majin Aldrich reports favorably, approving the work and

outlay .

On Estimates Nez 2 and 5 with plans and Specification Nr 2 for the residences of the Assistant Police Magistrate at Chell cha (alias "Stanley") for as Police Station there, and for one in Victoria, Major Aldrich reports favorably, approving the work and outlay generally, but recone.

mending the

Cells to be built of brick, uistead of stone,

for

237

for sanatory reasons, which was however

overruled, because the Chief Magishate of Police

China

did not consider Cells built of soft bricks sufficiently secures Major Aldrich also

added Instructions for drawing up Reports

and Estimates for Public Works,

Work's generally,

the Land Office never having been furnished

witte

any

Instructions for the performance

of their duties.

On Report and Estimate No4 3

for the construction of a Marbour Master's Wharf and landing Pier, Maja Aldrich recommanded the building of Coursesports

and Crosswalls in addition to the proposed: plan of the Land Office, which accordingly executed, at an increased cost

£47.17.2.

of

Wa

The first plan perposed by the Land Office for the construation of Sewers in Victoria, having been submitted to Major

Aldrich