CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6] — Page 24

entered into by the Siiveyor General, of the present excess of expenditure beyond. the sums that have already been allowed, should be fully entertained, as the difficulties in

forming the

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line of Road from the summit levd of the road South of Saiwan to Tytam

have been great, in working

line

the

through many portions of very hard trap formation, and throughout upon many steep slopes. It also... appears from the Report for this ..- Service, that on completion with -

the

· present sum to be

anthorized,...

-

the whole disbursement will be much under the date of the lowest Fender received, in the endeavour - that was made to execute this Service by Contract.

Report and Estimate Nr. 16.

embraced

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embraces two Items : the Repair of the Sukumpue Bay for

over

Causeway £ 389.3. 7. and for the formation of pathway along the shore of the Bay amounting to £79.5.1. I consider the whole should appear for the

a.

a

completion of the line and not as "Repair ; the first being obviously

considerable addition to the Service.

The Report upon the

necessity. for this Expenditure appears to me satisfactory, and the outlay upon it to be immediately required to

the preserve works already executed.

I have

examined the Causeway throughout and the backing of t Sea wall with concrete, under all

the

the

circumstances I think the best

proposal to be entertained.

Report and Estimate No 12.

for