CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 206

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If neither of these plans can be carried into effect, a modified plan may be adopted for the area East of the Albury Godown; portion of this area I have attempted to sell on two occasions but with unsatisfactory result, a few houses are built in the neighbourhood but occupied by boat builders and people of low repute, bringing no wealth or benefit to the Colony.

On this area, however, the Lieutenant Governor proposes to incur the necessary expenditure to form streets preparatory to the next Land Sale, and this service also engages my attention.

The duties of the Department in carrying into effect the Public Works programme for the year are fully set forth in that subject.

Within the Office, I had, in consequence of the absence on leave of the Accountant and Survey Registry, nearly the same difficulties to contend against as reported last year.

A. Steinhard, who then held the acting appointment, was removed to the Treasury on the 30th April, and until the month thereafter, I had merely the services of a young lad who had never been in an Office before, and however willing he might have been to execute his duties in a satisfactory manner,

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110 If neither of these plans can be carried into effect, a modified plan may be adopted for the area East of the Albury Godown; portion of this area I have attempted to sell on two occasions but with unsatisfactory result, a few houses are built in the neighbourhood but occupied by boat builders and people of low repute, bringing no wealth or benefit to the Colony. On this area, however, the Lieutenant Governor proposes to incur the necessary expenditure to form streets preparatory to the next Land Sale, and this service also engages my attention. The duties of the Department in carrying into effect the Public Works programme for the year are fully set forth in that subject. Within the Office, I had, in consequence of the absence on leave of the Accountant and Survey Registry, nearly the same difficulties to contend against as reported last year. A. Steinhard, who then held the acting appointment, was removed to the Treasury on the 30th April, and until the month thereafter, I had merely the services of a young lad who had never been in an Office before, and however willing he might have been to execute his duties in a satisfactory manner,
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110

If neither of there plans can

be carried into effect,

be adopted for

CL

a

measures masť

the Establishment

Town East of the Albury Godown; portion of this

area I have attempted

to sell on two occasions but with

!

All

catisfactory result, a few houses are built in the neighbourhood but recupied by boat builders and

Me

people of

Glony.

no

wealth on benefit to the

On this area however the

Lieutenant Governor proposes to

the

The nece

necessary

to form

Streets preparatory to

the next Land Sale, and this service

also

attention .

engages my

The duties of the Department

2/

201

in exrrying into effect the Public Works

year are fully

during the year

Peront

in wiy

upo

fully set frot that subject.

Within the Office I had, in

consequence of

the absence on leave

of the Accountant and devic Secul Pegistry, nearly the same

Seed

difficulties to contenh against

reputed lust

spari

F

402

A Steinhard,

who then held the creting appointment,

remored to the Treasing on the

was ren

of

305 April, and until the month bether I had merely the services If

a young

in arry

lad who had never been

Price before, and however willing

he might have been to execute his duties in such a satisfactory

Manner

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