CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6] — Page 392

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to the offense of the proposed undertaking, leaving already expended large sum of money in building an substantial and safe stone wall, which we have no doubt will

T

anover fully the intentions of protecting our property, if kept private, improved it would be at the

aw live

trine of the purchase.

the wall is chiefly built of granite stones, of about a foot square, and several feet in length and if there would be any constructing the outer wall as

Service in

have

proposed by Government, much pleasure in tendering them

for this purpose.

are aware, is a

255 feet footage,

Our lot, as you are aware, is a strip of 255 feet in length, lying

· Marrno

and only

side walls as well as a

a proper one

and it cannot be widened

390

on you

porofine, by throwing back the line of the Queen's Road, without taking away a part of our allotment, which is immediately behind it. we had not already constructed a wall, we should have

been most happy to have borne a suitable share of the expense;

under the circumstances

Leed we

bit

Government will take the peculiarity of our case into consideration, and not require us to add to our already heavy expenditure.

In our opinion, if this improvement is carried into effect,

the

value of waterside allotments will be lessened, by depriving them of

privacy and convenience, to say

the

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77 OL to the offense of the proposed undertaking, leaving already expended large sum of money in building an substantial and safe stone wall, which we have no doubt will T anover fully the intentions of protecting our property, if kept private, improved it would be at the aw live trine of the purchase. the wall is chiefly built of granite stones, of about a foot square, and several feet in length and if there would be any constructing the outer wall as Service in have proposed by Government, much pleasure in tendering them for this purpose. are aware, is a 255 feet footage, Our lot, as you are aware, is a strip of 255 feet in length, lying · Marrno and only side walls as well as a a proper one and it cannot be widened 390 on you porofine, by throwing back the line of the Queen's Road, without taking away a part of our allotment, which is immediately behind it. we had not already constructed a wall, we should have been most happy to have borne a suitable share of the expense; under the circumstances Leed we bit Government will take the peculiarity of our case into consideration, and not require us to add to our already heavy expenditure. In our opinion, if this improvement is carried into effect, the value of waterside allotments will be lessened, by depriving them of privacy and convenience, to say the
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77 OL to the offense of the proposed unders - tacking, leaving already expended large sum of money in building an substantial and safe stone wall, which we have no doubt will T anover fully the intentions of forem _teating our property, if kept private, supploved it would be at the aw live trine of the purchase. the wall is chiefly built of ent granite stones, of a bout a frot square, and several feet in length and if. there would be of any constructing the outer wall as Service in have propoved by Government, Minch pleasure in tendering them for this pourpres. are aware, isa 255 feet finitage, Our lot, as you noorno strip of 253 -arly feet in defith, loving · Marrno and only side walls as well as a a prout one and it cannot be widened_ 390 on you porofine, by thermoing back the line of the Queen's Road, without taking- away a part of mer Thon allotment, which is numediately behind it. we had not already con- _structed a wall, we should howe been most happy to have borne uitable share of the expense; under the circumstanccé Leed we bit Government will take the peculiarity : our cave into consideration, and. not require us to add to mis to nor already heavy-expenditure. In ner opinione, if this informe _ment in carried into effect, the value of waterside allotments wall. be lessened, by deferising them of - privacy and envenience, to say the
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77

OL

to the offense of the proposed unders - tacking, leaving already expended large sum of money in building an substantial and safe stone wall, which we have no doubt will

T

anover fully the intentions of forem _teating our property, if kept private, supploved it would be at the

aw live

trine of the purchase.

the wall is chiefly built of ent granite stones, of a bout a frot square, and several feet in length and if. there would be of any constructing the outer wall as

Service in

have

propoved by Government, Minch pleasure in tendering them

for this pourpres.

are aware, isa

255 feet finitage,

Our lot, as you noorno strip of 253

-arly feet in defith, loving

· Marrno

and only

side walls as well as a

a prout one

and it cannot be widened_

390

on you

porofine, by thermoing back the line of the Queen's Road, without taking- away a part of mer Thon allotment, which is numediately behind it. we had not already con- _structed a wall, we should howe

been most happy to have borne uitable share of the expense;

under the circumstanccé

Leed we

bit

Government will take the peculiarity :

our cave into consideration, and. not require us to add to mis

to nor already heavy-expenditure.

In ner opinione, if this informe _ment in carried into effect,

the

value of waterside allotments wall. be lessened, by deferising them of

- privacy and envenience, to say

the

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