CO129-013 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [8-12] — Page 223

distance was so

the very

10 great, a.

and this together with

very great sickness among the Overseers

and Headnew has in conjunction with

:. been

the

ther at this season of the year.

the

es of causing

outlay than

aw was

a somewhat larger

supposed necessary for the

entire completion of the work

Again I may a

adel,

that ever

with the most efficient superintendence,

Es of this natuure must unavoida

Eunavoidably

works of this.

cost more in their execution during the ainy season for, very frequently heavy lips of material have occursed before the drainage could be arranged, and large portions of embankments have been carried au

Laevay also from the same cause.

Further, the whole of the surface repairs have been charged to the Estimate

for construction and this is a

charge on

heavy its first season.

on a new road for its first a

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and before the work has become consolidated.

ces therefore

To these several causes

must be attributed the now completion

of the works but which

are

nevertheless

--

to nearly finished that exclusive of repairs (such as the clearing of druins

of druins and the

removal of slips & which are now much called for

on various parts of

s of the lines) I consider that the value of the extra

material I have.

on hand will be

sufficient to exsecute the remaining

quantity of work on the Aberdeen,

and on the Sywan

there is a bala

and Tytam.

road

m/reads

balance of $113.3

of £1123-29 which will

be sufficient to finish the work according

to the original intention:

The necessity for a gang of men

apparent

- each of these lines is now to that I trust His Excellency the Governor

will be pleased to order a sum

a of

and

money