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10

11.

182

to

was granted - from

the following

is an extract. The

" Committee will likewise definitely

" fix

the direction, breadth, &c &c.

"Queen's and all other existing

roads

within the settlement? Now the

walls as they were laid down by the Land Officer

Transferred to us

Caumiace

and the Police office, which caused the

detriment,

subsequently.

having

in connection

expense of Remedying

been.

justice the

the mistake should

have rested with the Government. An

I beg particularly to Refer to the great

additional expense

time which

this

arrangement devolved upon

the walls originally

used by Capt. Meik were of

material which does not

easily admit of alterations; and it

became necessary

consequently to Remove them entirely

and

reconstruct

from the foundation - But the

cutting at

the back, which I had to undertake in

order to supply

the grounds surrendered by

the Jest,

is the

more

affair to which I would beg

particularly to draw His Excellency's attention.

– It exists at the

present day and will stand for years. It is no ordinary undertaking - but a very precipitous Hill - the height of the cutting being sixty-six

feet; -

and this

in

material of

great hardness and

compactness - Here :

I

question whether the Government be undertake this cutting

at the present day- would perform

it in much less time than that occupied by me- especially as the material had

to be Removed

a long

distance in baskets

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10 11. 182 to was granted - from the following is an extract. The " Committee will likewise definitely " fix the direction, breadth, &c &c. "Queen's and all other existing roads within the settlement? Now the walls as they were laid down by the Land Officer Transferred to us Caumiace and the Police office, which caused the detriment, subsequently. having in connection expense of Remedying been. justice the the mistake should have rested with the Government. An I beg particularly to Refer to the great additional expense time which this arrangement devolved upon the walls originally used by Capt. Meik were of material which does not easily admit of alterations; and it became necessary consequently to Remove them entirely and reconstruct from the foundation - But the cutting at the back, which I had to undertake in order to supply the grounds surrendered by the Jest, is the more affair to which I would beg particularly to draw His Excellency's attention. It exists at the present day and will stand for years. It is no ordinary undertaking - but a very precipitous Hill - the height of the cutting being sixty-six feet; - and this in material of great hardness and compactness - Here : I question whether the Government be undertake this cutting at the present day- would perform it in much less time than that occupied by me- especially as the material had to be Removed a long distance in baskets
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10

11.

182

to

was granted - from

the following

is au

which Instructions

extract. The

" Committee will likewise definitely

" fixe

the direction, breadth, &c &c.

"Queen's and all other existing

у

the

loader

within the settlement? Now the

walls as theus laid duon by the Land Transferred to wer

CaumiAce

and the Police office, which caused the

lument,

subsequently.

having

in con

expense of Remedying

been.

justion the

the mistake should

have rester with the Gover mont. An

I beg particularly to Refer to the great

additional expense

time which

this

sere

Cama

my

do

loss of

well as

liberal consent to

new arrangement develord upon

Pho svalls originally

the wa

used by Capt. Meik were of

neichune

material which does not.

easily aduit of alterations; and it

+

necessary

consequently became Remove them entirely

and

rec or nevel

- cin

from the foundation - But the

cutting at

the back, which I had to undertake in

order to supply

me in order

is the

more

to

the grouns surrendered by

odate the

Jest,

affair to which I would boy

Exe

e particularly to draw His Excellency's is mithing

attution. – Hris

no

exists at the

present day and will spent for strels It is no ordinary sunderbaking- but ink a very precipitions Hill _ the height of the cutting being I find thisly six-

feet; -

and this

this into

hardness and

great hardn

and

material of

compactners - Here :

I

the Government be undertake this outing

at the present day- question whether they would perform

it in much less time them that compre by me- especially as the material had

to be Cemoved

bong

distance in baskets

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