The state of the case is fully or more explained in the accompanying Report from the Surveyor General, Mr Cleverly, but to render the question comprehensible, I would beg that in April 1849, while Mr Cleverly was temporarily absent at Shaughne, Mr. Napier waited on me and informed me it was very desirable for the health and recreation of the European inhabitants that a path winding round Causeway Bay or Sookunpoo Valley should be widened to render it available for carriages; and being of the same opinion, I authorised the work to be completed at an expense not exceeding £75. After this work was finished, it was found to be beneficial that I was further informed by Mr. Napier that some of the gentry were very desirous that the road should be continued for about a mile further, and that the inhabitants would subscribe for the purpose generally, and he estimated that he should be able to collect from them on this account £250, whereupon I agreed to contribute on the part of the Government £100 more. It appears, however, Mr Napier was only able to collect from the inhabitants £115, upon which, that Mr Napier might not be a loser by the transaction, I authorised further payment on account of Government of £70, making £245 in all. This was a sum considerably larger than I at first contemplated, but under all the circumstances of the case, as the road was much approved of by the inhabitants generally, I thought myself on the whole warranted in sanctioning the outlay, especially as during the year...
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The state of the
of the case is fully or
more-
explained in the accompanying Report = from the Surveyor General, Mr bleverly, but to render the question comprehensible, I would beg that in April 1849, while Mr Cleverly
temporarily absent, at Shaughne,
was
boy
Mr. Napier waited on me,
me
it
was
very
to observe
and informed desirable for the health
and recreation of the European inhabitants that a path winding round. Causeway Bay or Sookunpoo Valley, should be widened to render it available for
- and being of the barriages; and.
the same
opinion I authorised the work to be completed. at an expense not exceeding £.75 . After this work, was finished, it s found to beneficial that I was further informed by Mr. Napier that = some of the gentry
was
were
very
desirous
that the road should be continued for
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a- mile- further, and that the inhabitants would subscribe for the purpose,
generally
and he estimated that he should be
able to collect from them on this account L. 250, whereupon I agreed to contribute on the part of the Government £. 100 more. It appears, however, Mr. Rapier was only able to collect. from the inhabitants £. 115, upon which, that. Mr. Napion might not be a loser. by the transaction, I authorised- further payment, on account. Government of L. 70, making
£.245. This was a
Sum
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account of ___
in all
considerably larger. : than. I at first, contemplated, but under all, the vircumstances of the case, as the road, was much approved- of by the inhabitants generally,
I "thought myself on the whole warranted
sanctioning the outlay,- expecially as during the
in
year
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and-a-
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