CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 193

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formation and repair of Roads, and has comprised the labour of 599 men.

Au

clearing in

the City under the

Police on duty in some of the districts,

in the repair of

Road and Streets

4,285 men, and in the formation Road to Government House 825 men; in repairing and cleansing Drains 24 men; in

removing materials

from the Albany

between

for

the purpose of making

drains within the City 378 men,

and

for services

of a Miscellaneous

character 1,346 men; forming a total

of

14,952 men, the value of whose

Services I estimate as follows at the rate of 10 cents per day.

Clearing 599 £12.9.7 Construction of Roads 825 £6.17.8 Repairs to Roads 4,285 £178.10.5 Drains 24 £1.0.0 Removing building Materials 378 £7.17.8 Miscellaneous 1,346 £28.0.10 Total 14,952 £311.10.6

This amount of labour has been

executed under

my personal superintendence. Within the City however a far larger and less profitable number of men has been employed under the inspection of the Gaoler; the labour as far as it goes is

in some respects valuable, I obtained

a

large supply of broken stones for the repair of road and in this service the

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$4 formation and repair of Roads, and has comprised the labour of 599 men. Au clearing in the City under the Police on duty in some of the districts, in the repair of Road and Streets 4,285 men, and in the formation Road to Government House 825 men; in repairing and cleansing Drains 24 men; in removing materials from the Albany between for the purpose of making drains within the City 378 men, and for services of a Miscellaneous character 1,346 men; forming a total of 14,952 men, the value of whose Services I estimate as follows at the rate of 10 cents per day. Clearing 599 £12.9.7 Construction of Roads 825 £6.17.8 Repairs to Roads 4,285 £178.10.5 Drains 24 £1.0.0 Removing building Materials 378 £7.17.8 Miscellaneous 1,346 £28.0.10 Total 14,952 £311.10.6 This amount of labour has been executed under my personal superintendence. Within the City however a far larger and less profitable number of men has been employed under the inspection of the Gaoler; the labour as far as it goes is in some respects valuable, I obtained a large supply of broken stones for the repair of road and in this service the
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$4 formation and repair of Roads, and has compriced the labour of 599 ver Au cearenging in the City under the Plice on duty in come of the districts, in the repair of Road and Streets 4,285 men, and in the formation Road to Goverment House 8/25 men; in repairing and cleansing Drains 24/ Men; in removing materials from the Albany betowns for the purpose of making drams within the Garl 378 men, Band ofor services a Miscellaneous of a character 1346 men; forming a total of 14,952 men, the value of whose Services Iestimate as follows at the rate of 10 per day. Learenging Cructumction of Roads Perairs to Roads Drains 85 188 579 @B. 12.9.7 @ß-t 6,125 4283 24/ Recurring building Materials $78 Miscellanios محرم کوئی # # # " #1 "1 127% 12% / 13089.7 5.0.5 " 7178 1346 " 28.0.10 £311.10%- This amount of labour has been cxecuted under my personal superintendence. Within the book Lowever a for larger and less profitable number of men has been cmployed under the inspection of the Gabler; the labour as far as it goes is in some respects valuable, I obtand a large supply of broken stores for the repair of road and in this service the
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formation and repair of Roads, and has compriced the labour of 599 ver

Au

cearenging in

the City under the

Plice on duty in come of the districts,

in the repair of

Road and Streets

4,285 men, and in the formation Road to Goverment House 8/25 men; in repairing and cleansing Drains 24/ Men; in

removing materials

from the Albany

betowns

for

the purpose of making

drams within the Garl 378 men,

Band

ofor services

a Miscellaneous

of a

character 1346 men; forming a total

of

14,952 men, the value of whose

Services Iestimate as follows at the rate of 10 per day.

Learenging Cructumction of Roads

Perairs to Roads

Drains

85

188

579 @B. 12.9.7

@ß-t

6,125

4283

24/

Recurring building Materials $78

Miscellanios

محرم

کوئی

#

# #

" #1

"1

127% 12% /

13089.7

5.0.5

"

7178

1346

"

28.0.10

£311.10%-

This amount of labour has been

cxecuted under

my personal superintendence. Within the book Lowever a for larger and less profitable number of men has been cmployed under the inspection of the Gabler; the labour as far as it goes is

in some respects valuable, I obtand

a

large supply of broken stores for the repair of road and in this service the

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