623
the year I
10703
this being finished, the Clerk of Works was enabled to give more time and attention to the Road above alluded to.
Annual Reports in my previous have dwelt at considerable length upon difficulties and dangers we have had to encounter in executing work at a distance from Victoria; the difficulties, more particularly the getting access to our work, have been much improved by the opening of the Roads, so that the same time and fatigue are not now necessary; thus much of the danger is avoided, but it is and ever must be great in this climate, where exposure has never been done with impunity.
I have to record the death of one of the Overseers employed upon that Road, Mr. Lowrie; and two of the others went into Hospital with fever, and were subsequently discharged from the employ.
In Victoria, the completion of some services to the Gaol, together with the erection of the Coolie Stands, sundry contingent works to Buildings, in repair or otherwise, at the Harbour Master's Pier, the extension of plans and Estimates for such, and the duties of supervision occupied a very considerable portion of our time, the greater part of this however falls upon the Clerk of Works. In addition to which his services were necessarily demanded in visiting the Roads and superintending their repair, which, from the want of shelter along the Road, was only performed fortnightly up to July last, when further repair or maintenance it was indispensably necessary to stop; in alluding to this circumstance, I cannot but express my regret at it, for although repairs to Roads are heavier here than in many other places, I am confident the total annual repairs would not exceed £500 for 30 miles of Road.
623
the year i
10703
this being finished, the clerk of Worker
enabled to give
more time and attention_
to the Road above alluded to..
Annual Reports I the
my previous have dwelt at considerable length upon difficulties and danger we
in
exsenting out of
have had to encounter
door work at a distance
from Victoria; the difficulties, more particularly the getting access to our work have been much
improved by the opening of the Roads, that the same time and fatigue
necessary;
are not now
thus much of the danger is avoided, but it is and ever must be great
in this climate, where exposure
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to
the
been done with impunity;
I have to record the death of one of the Overseers employed upon that Road, Mr. Lowrie; and two of the other went into Hospital with fever, and were subrequently discharged. from the employ...
In Victorian the completion of come-
services to the Gaol, together with the ercetion of the Coolie Stands, sundry contingents works to Buildings, in repair or otherwise, the the Harbour Master's Pier,
extension
the
plans and Estimates for such, and the duties
of supervision recupied
recupied a very
considerable
portion of our time, the greater part of this however falls upon the Clerk of Works, in. addition to which his services were necessarily demanded in visiting the Roads and.
their repair,
superintending their
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which from
the want of shelter along the Rond was only performed fortnight up to duly last, when the further repair on maintenance it was indispensably sceessary to stop; in alluding to this circumstances, I cannot, but express my regret at it, for although repairs to Roads are heavier here than
heavier here than in many
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other places, I am confident the total annual repairs would not execed. £500 Length of 30 miles of Rond, and-
upon a
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