CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4] — Page 158

2.

is

I am quite inefficiently

aware that the

executed, and

Building

I have several

times been called upon by the Post Master

to execute repairs, which have been done

in due course; and with

" regard to the special case mentioned, it is quite possible I may

have stated that it wanted a general.

overhaul and pe

"repair","

th

On the 12th September I called at the Post Office upon Mr. Hagland's

special application, to view a

that was in courte

House ground

ad aj

mat shed

of erection on the fourt

temporary stable; this

shed interfered with the view of the shipping,

and

the Post Master could not

Signalize

with the ships of war, and besides he

in

fear of fire; the shed was

was

therefore

removed; upon this occation a conversation

recurred about the house, some

defective

beams, the factenings to the venetians, and.

repairs

to

the kitchen reef,

executed a few-

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months before, ( on his application to Government), and some few repairs Imay have promised to obtain sanction to effect

in

the usual manner.

I received no message from the

Post. Master that Eremember

on

the

and the

morning after the Typhoon, bverseer has no distinct recollection of

apprehending danger to any portion of the building, and whatever remarks he

have made to me on

may

the occasion, did

not induce mo to think so either; but

was in so much dread

of

if Mr. Hyland the failure of the exiliup, it is surprising) ceiling.

Mone

of his furniture was removed; besides

a written communication would have special

instantly brought

me

to view

the

defects, when a remedy might have been applied in time to prevent any With regard

report

accident,

regard to the unsigned survey

the Post Master has enclosed

in

his