84.
Again will always make private wharves a necessity of our commerce. Individual members of the community at large will often be able to procure from the owners of the private wharves facilities not otherwise attainable.
The only addition I would desire to make to my evidence, as taken, is this. In the Lower Bazaar, in former times, people used to build houses out in the sea, with the door facing the sea, but accessible by a single plank from the shore. These houses were the resort of thieves and robbers of all kinds. I visited some of them. There was a trap door inside the house, with a boat moored below it: The plank by which access was obtainable could be removed by a touch. The trap door and boat afforded all facilities of escape.
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There is nothing that I can see to prevent the same sort of thing being done in the Bazaar, anywhere facing the sea, where buildings are erecting. A theft absolutely would matter impossible.
The writer of several letters signed "A holder of several Lots", whose name I do not mention, which appeared in No. 566, 568, and 570 of the China Mail, may be relied upon for the accuracy of his facts, and the soundness of his opinions.
I have heard the evidence of the last witness, as to the supposed injury which the Praya will work to the Inland Lot Holders southward of the Queen's Road. I cannot see how a work so manifestly advantageous to the entire community can be a disadvantage to all freedom of a Praya, giving to all...
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again will always make private
wharves
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ssity ofour
by of our commerce.
Individual members of the corumunity
at large will often
be able to procure
from the owners of the private
wharves facilities not otherwise
attainable.
The
only
addition I would
desire to make to my evidence, as taken, is this. In the Lower
Bazaar, in former times, people
sea,
used to build houses out in the
with the door facing
the but accessible by a single plant from the shore. These
sea,
houses were the resort of thieves
and robbers
of
all Kinds. I visited
a trap
some of them. "There was a
door inside the house, with a
boat moored below it : The plank by which access was obtainable could be removed by a torich. The trap door and boat afforded all facilite es of escape.
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There is nothing that I can see
to
To prevent the same sort of thing being dove in the Bazaar,
anywhere facing the sea, where blinese Bazaars
Praya
are
erecting. A theat absolutely
would mather
impossible.
The writer of several letter s
signed a holder
" A holder of several Sots; ~
whose name I do not mention,
which appeared in No7 566, 568, and
be
570 of the Cheira Mail, may relied upon for
the accuracy of his
facts, and the soundness of his opinions.
I have heard the evidence of the last witness, as to the s
supposed injury which the Praya will work
to the Inland Lot Holders south
ward
see how
of the Queen's Road Scannot
a work so man
manifestly
advantageous to the entire community
At a
to all freedom of
a Praga, giving to all
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