The wooden bridges have suffered also from natural causes, decay, and white ants, and more particularly from robberies, of which Shaw is annually obliged to complain.
I am sorry that I have myself been unable to make a personal inspection of the schools line, as I have been unable to mount a horse for some months; but the Chinese Overseer has reported that although in several places some slips of embankments and cuttings have recurred, the general state of the surface throughout has not been injured very much since last report, and is in tolerable order, except in the steep parts, the same effects being produced by the excessive rains as having taken place upon the Streets in the city, and of course year after year they will become worse, and surely expensive to repair, if it should be found necessary to do so, which I must admit I am sorry to say His Excellency has been unable to effect even in the slightest degree since his arrival here, from the want of funds; this has also naturally caused the cessation of other proposed new works and improvements in several parts of the city last year; the planting of trees, amongst others, to which I alluded to the number, has not been effected, as they serve in some manner to improve the appearance and healthiness of the Colony.
The total expenditure on account of Roads, amounted to £303.63. Buildings - Aberdeens Police Station, a small payment was made on account of this Building, for stores supplied by the Ordnance Department, amounting...
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