CO129-039 - Sir Bonham - 1852 [1-12] — Page 139

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stones for future use) at an expenditure of £46. 13.10, the extension of a Drain in Albert Road £6.5., and mancholes to Drains on the Plaza rond £8.10.8. Total for Drains £61.9.6-

Sundry Works.

Planting Trees, 343 in number, of various kinds and sizes in several parts of the lity amounted to £20.15.9 . The boats complained of in previous years asdoing so much damage to Trees have not been so destructive this year, and the only damage trees have sustained lately is caused i mostly by thieves stealing the supports there to and by drunken sailors; neverthelees the greater number are thriving very

thriving very well and will in a few years be a great nuament to the City-

Five public Wellomere also ordered to be made during the year, four of which

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completed and upon which advance of £ 25 has been made –

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Twenty one Stone seats were placed near the public. Roads, these were formed out of the coping stones of the open Culverts in the city lately errant covent

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The additional Government grant. for completion of the Cathedral was pard during the year amounting to £ 455-

"I have also toreport the commencement of the Work for Government-House in the preparation and lowering of the proposed site, which provides for the cutting and removal of to yards of earth at an expenditure

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of £300-

Convicts_

In the purchase of Stone hammers and new tools for Convict labour both

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