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Jides devia

during

and as

mode

of

the South West

'

I anticipate that the

construction I have

adopted for

the extension, (by

making an opening or archway

for the passage of the water), will

You

the

prevent in a

great

measure

the

accumulation

of silt, so further extension will be necessary.

tides during

The

the North East –

being very high, I

have been unable to get in

the

foundations at the extreme end, which I proposed to do without

any coffer-dam; the arch however

has been keyed

in

and

when the

paving is finished the work will

£1200

be suspended until April. £200

has been expended thereon.

end of the year, leaving

up

to the

balance

of

the Estimate to complete it of

£

1

+

307

£16. 2. 10. The total expenditure

during the year

in

the three

Districts of Victoria, exclusive of

Buildings, has amounted to

£1277. 15. 9, being

on account of

Roads £172.18.2. Sluice drains £4157 -415, 10, 11. Bridges £48 8? Marine Works £200.

7

C

The Convict labour

being

exclusively confined to the Town

of

Victoria, I proceed to detail the

services performed by them during

the

year. The work executed

by the Convicts for

the year last past,

may be classified

under

four heads,

viz: Repair to Roads, additional work to Roads, (formerly

executed by the Convicts), levelling of Government

ground

and

site of

offices, and Miscellaneous work. 12

Repairs to Roads and streets,

147

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Jides devia during and as mode of the South West ' I anticipate that the construction I have adopted for the extension, (by making an opening or archway for the passage of the water), will You the prevent in a great measure the accumulation of silt, so further extension will be necessary. tides during The the North East being very high, I have been unable to get in the foundations at the extreme end, which I proposed to do without any coffer-dam; the arch however has been keyed in and when the paving is finished the work will £1200 be suspended until April. £200 has been expended thereon. end of the year, leaving up to the balance of the Estimate to complete it of £ 1 + 307 £16. 2. 10. The total expenditure during the year in the three Districts of Victoria, exclusive of Buildings, has amounted to £1277. 15. 9, being on account of Roads £172.18.2. Sluice drains £4157 -415, 10, 11. Bridges £48 8? Marine Works £200. 7 C The Convict labour being exclusively confined to the Town of Victoria, I proceed to detail the services performed by them during the year. The work executed by the Convicts for the year last past, may be classified under four heads, viz: Repair to Roads, additional work to Roads, (formerly executed by the Convicts), levelling of Government ground and site of offices, and Miscellaneous work. 12 Repairs to Roads and streets, 147
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Jides devia during and as mode of the South West ' I anticipate that the construction I trave adopted for the extension, (by soning an opening or archway passage of the water), will You the prevent in a great. are the commulation lation of sitt, no further extension will be necessary. tides during The the North Cant. being very high, So have been unable to get in the foundations at the extreme end,, which I proposed to do without : any coffer-dam ; the arch however has been Keyed in and when the paving is finished the work will 1200 be suspended intil April. L. 200 wao expended thereon. end of the year, leaving up to the balance the Estimate to complete it of A 1 + 307 £ 16. Z. 10. The total expenditu the during year in ture the three Districts of Victoria, vxclusive of Buildings, has amounted to __ + 1277. 152 9, being account of Roads S. 172.18.2. slave drains L.4157 -415, 10, 11., Bridges £48qnt. 8?, Marine Works £. 200. 7 C The Convict labour being clusively confined to the Toron Victoria, I proceed to detail the services performed by them during the the work weecuted year. by the Convicts for be classified may the year last part, four heads, ander viz : Repair to Reads, additional work to Roads, (formerly Convicts), cleaving ground aa de 8 by the levelling of Government d site of offices, and Miscellanions work. 12 t Repairs to Reads and streets, 147
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Jides devia

during

and as

mode

of

the South West

'

I anticipate that the

construction I trave

adopted for

the extension, (by

soning an opening or archway

• passage of the water), will

You

the

prevent in a

great.

are

the

commulation

lation of sitt, no further extension will be necessary.

tides during

The

the North Cant. –

being very high, So

have been unable to get

in the

foundations at the extreme end,, which I proposed to do without :

any coffer-dam ; the arch however

has been Keyed

in

and

when the

paving is finished the work will

1200

be suspended intil April. L. 200

wao

expended thereon.

end of the year, leaving

up

to the

balance

the Estimate to complete it of

A

1

+

307

£ 16. Z. 10. The total expenditu

the during year

in

ture

the three

Districts of Victoria, vxclusive of

Buildings, has amounted to __

+ 1277. 152 9, being

account of

Roads S. 172.18.2. slave drains

L.4157

-415, 10, 11., Bridges £48qnt. 8?, Marine Works £. 200.

7

C

The Convict labour

being

clusively confined to the Toron

Victoria, I proceed to detail the

services performed by them during

the

the work weecuted

year. by the Convicts for

be classified

may

the

year last part,

four heads,

ander

viz : Repair to Reads, additional work to Roads, (formerly

Convicts), cleaving

ground

aa

de

8

by the levelling of Government

d site of

offices, and Miscellanions work. 12 t Repairs to Reads and streets,

147

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