CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6] — Page 329

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I agree entirely with what is suggested by the 3rd Question. Where some Marine Lot Holders are willing and others unwilling to do the work, the willing former should do their part so far as their frontage, the Government doing the rest. Uniformity would be secured by the tendence of the Surveyor-General. As to the cheapness and quickness of the execution, I do not think that there would be any difference either way in this case.

In reply to the 18th Question, I should say that if the Surveyor-General has the means to commence the Bouliane Strand portion at once, it would be better to do so.

On the 5th Question I do not quite agree with the last witness. Large public wharves are necessary, but private wharves at the same time should be allowed. A prohibition of such private wharves would entail a great annoyance upon the Marine Lot Holders, who regard themselves entitled to some advantage in that character. Nearly every one of them has his private residence on his lot. If he was prevented from having his wharf in front of it, he would lose all the benefit he derives at present from that circumstance. Let them build their own private wharves as they please, so as not to interfere with the public wharves, as to which it might be well to be left to the Surveyor-General to decide in particular cases.

In addition to these observations, I think that the more extensive the public wharves, the greater will be their usefulness. They should be quite...

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14 ! 42. ro I agree entirely with what is suggested by the 3rd Question. Where some Marine Lot Holders are willing and others unwilling to do the work, the willing former should do their part so far as their frontage, the Government doing the rest. Uniformity would be secured by the tendence of the Surveyor-General. As to the cheapness and quickness of the execution, I do not think that there would be any difference either way in this case. In reply to the 18th Question, I should say that if the Surveyor-General has the means to commence the Bouliane Strand portion at once, it would be better to do so. On the 5th Question I do not quite agree with the last witness. Large public wharves are necessary, but private wharves at the same time should be allowed. A prohibition of such private wharves would entail a great annoyance upon the Marine Lot Holders, who regard themselves entitled to some advantage in that character. Nearly every one of them has his private residence on his lot. If he was prevented from having his wharf in front of it, he would lose all the benefit he derives at present from that circumstance. Let them build their own private wharves as they please, so as not to interfere with the public wharves, as to which it might be well to be left to the Surveyor-General to decide in particular cases. In addition to these observations, I think that the more extensive the public wharves, the greater will be their usefulness. They should be quite...
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I agree entirely

tirely in what is suggested by the 3rd Question. Where some Marine Lot Holders

are willing and others uuwi

to do the

work, thie

the for

willing

former

a.d

should so their part sofar their frontage, the Government doing the rest . Uniformity

would be secured

the

by tendence of the Surveyor - General . As to the cheapness and quickness of the execution, I do not think that there

any difference either

would be

way

in this case.

In

reply to the 18th Question,

I should say that if the Surveyor

General has the mears to commence the Bouliane Strand portion at once, it would be

better to do so.

Ou the 5th Question I do not

with the last wittress.

quite agree

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has his private residence on his lot.

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well be left to the Surveyor Genera Subject

to decide

dec particular cases.

to these observations Ithink that

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extend the public wharves the greater will be their

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usefulness. They should be quite

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