CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8] — Page 164

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Sir,

In

158 Surveyor General's Office, Victoria, 2nd August, 1850.

His Excellency the Governor having directed me to prepare plans for the construction of a Tread-wheel for the Prison here, I beg leave to inform you that I have done so;

but before proceeding further with the drawings and making other arrangements for the work, I wish you would have the kindness to draw the attention of His Excellency The Governor to the following circumstances connected with the proposed service.

His Excellency is aware of the extreme difficulty, if not impossibility, of manufacturing ironwork here either cast or wrought for the requisite machinery.

The Honorable Major W. Caine, Colonial Secretary.

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Sir, In 158 Surveyor General's Office, Victoria, 2nd August, 1850. His Excellency the Governor having directed me to prepare plans for the construction of a Tread-wheel for the Prison here, I beg leave to inform you that I have done so; but before proceeding further with the drawings and making other arrangements for the work, I wish you would have the kindness to draw the attention of His Excellency The Governor to the following circumstances connected with the proposed service. His Excellency is aware of the extreme difficulty, if not impossibility, of manufacturing ironwork here either cast or wrought for the requisite machinery. The Honorable Major W. Caine, Colonial Secretary.
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سے

deem the best for Hong Hong, and the

size

or number

which would be

wanted.

Heaves ?

Copy.

No31.

مرد

"

Sir

In

158

Surveyor General's Office, Victoria, 2nd August, 1850.

His hxcellency the beveruor- having directed. me to prepare plans for the construction Tread-wheel for the Prison here, I beg leave

to inform you

that I have done

20;

of an

but

before proceding further with the drawings

ดา

making other

I wish

you

arr an

angements for the worth would have the kindness to

draw the attention. of His Excellency The Goverun to the following circumitanees

connected with the proposed service.

His Excellency is aware.

of the extreme

difficulty, if not impossibility, of manufacturing

ironwork here either cast or

for the requisite machinery. that I might have found

The Honorable Major W. Caine,

Colonial Secretary.

wrought suitable I tons in hopes

was

some old ironwork-

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