CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 182

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occupation. Considerable advances have also been made towards the completion of the ground and Public Roads, effected partly under Report and Estimate J. 11 17/1853 and partly by Convict labour, the planting and grassing being debited and charged to Report and Estimate N157 1845. With the former of these two services delay has also recurred as the greater portion of the trees required necessarily procured out of the Colony; fortunately however by the kindness of the proprietors I obtained a considerable supply by thinning some of their gardens, and these although removed in winter and at an unfavourable time have

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succeeded remarkably well and but few have died in the immediate vicinity of the principal building. I have planted a sufficient quantity of trees and shrubs now in mass but to complete the grassing and planting on the slopes. It was originally intended to have enclosed these grounds with a post and rail fence, but this was abandoned and a rough stone wall has been erected instead affording better protection and of imperishable materials at a cost of £235.4.10. This wall encloses the whole area attached to the home with the exception of a length of 140 feet up slope of the embankments on the west side and where the creation of a wall is

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4 62 occupation. Considerable advances have also been made towards the completion of the ground and Public Roads, effected partly under Report and Estimate J. 11 17/1853 and partly by Convict labour, the planting and grassing being debited and charged to Report and Estimate N157 1845. With the former of these two services delay has also recurred as the greater portion of the trees required necessarily procured out of the Colony; fortunately however by the kindness of the proprietors I obtained a considerable supply by thinning some of their gardens, and these although removed in winter and at an unfavourable time have 63 177 succeeded remarkably well and but few have died in the immediate vicinity of the principal building. I have planted a sufficient quantity of trees and shrubs now in mass but to complete the grassing and planting on the slopes. It was originally intended to have enclosed these grounds with a post and rail fence, but this was abandoned and a rough stone wall has been erected instead affording better protection and of imperishable materials at a cost of £235.4.10. This wall encloses the whole area attached to the home with the exception of a length of 140 feet up slope of the embankments on the west side and where the creation of a wall is

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4 62 occupation. Considerable atrances have also been made towards the completion the ground and Public Ronds, effected partly under Report and Intimate J. 11 171853 and partly by Convict labour, the planting and grossing being oriented and charged to Report and betimate N157 1845. with the former of these two services delary has ales recurred as the greater portion of the trees required ncccesurity percured out of the Colony; fortunately however by the Kindness of the proprietors I obtained a considerable surply by thinning come of their gardens, and these although remored in winter and at an arc unfavourable time have 63 177 succccted remarkably well and but few- have died in the immediate vicinity of the principal building, I have planted A sufficient quantity of trees and shrubs now imaus but to complete and nothing the grassing and planting on the clones It was origionally intended to houve encloed these ground with a post nuh rail fence, but this was abandoned and a rough stone wall has been erected instead affording better protection and of imperishable materials at a cost of £235.4.10 this wall cubaces the whole th area attached to the home with the exception of a length of 140fect up slope of the cimbankments on the west side and where the creation of a a wall is

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occupation. Considerable atrances

have also been made towards the completion

the ground and Public Ronds, effected partly under Report

and Intimate J. 11 171853 and

partly

by Convict labour, the planting and grossing being oriented and charged to Report and betimate N157 1845. with the former of these two services delary has ales recurred as the greater portion of

the trees required ncccesurity percured out of the Colony; fortunately however by the Kindness of the proprietors I obtained a considerable surply by thinning

come of their gardens, and these although remored in winter

and at an

arc

unfavourable time have

177

succccted remarkably well and but few- have died in the immediate vicinity of

the principal building, I have planted

sufficient quantity of trees and shrubs now imaus but to complete

and nothing

the

grassing

and

planting

on the clones

It was origionally intended to houve encloed these ground with a post nuh rail fence, but this

was abandoned and a rough stone wall has been erected instead affording better protection and of imperishable materials at a cost of £235.4.10 this wall cubaces the

whole

area attached to the home with the exception of a length of 140fect up slope of the cimbankments on the west

side and where the creation

of a

a wall is

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