CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 305

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Apprehension having been felt that Lord Stanley's orders, to the effect that the finances of the Colony might become embarrassed, not to appropriate any part of the Income of 1858 to the work.

But in the meanwhile, and without the expenditure of a farthing of the Public money, the Chinese have consented to make and pay rent for a large portion of the Praya in front of their holdings, and their work is now nearly completed. Amicable arrangements have been come to with most of the holders of Marine Lots in front of the City, and that portion of the Praya, of which the frontage properly belongs to the Government, is in process of construction.

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The immediate question which required solution was the formation of that part of the Praya between the Sea and the property leased to Messrs. Dent and Co. and Lindsay, to the west, and which would enable us to communicate from the Parade ground with Pedder's Wharf (in addition to which a very small portion to the east, ground claimed by the military authorities but surrendered by them after examination, would have to be constructed). An estimate for the Sea wall, filling in, and piers proposed to be added for the special convenience of Messrs. Dent and Lindsay's firm, was calculated at

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26Apprehension having been felt that Lord Stanley's orders, to the effect that the finances of the Colony might become embarrassed, not to appropriate any part of the Income of 1858 to the work.But in the meanwhile, and without the expenditure of a farthing of the Public money, the Chinese have consented to make and pay rent for a large portion of the Praya in front of their holdings, and their work is now nearly completed. Amicable arrangements have been come to with most of the holders of Marine Lots in front of the City, and that portion of the Praya, of which the frontage properly belongs to the Government, is in process of construction.27302The immediate question which required solution was the formation of that part of the Praya between the Sea and the property leased to Messrs. Dent and Co. and Lindsay, to the west, and which would enable us to communicate from the Parade ground with Pedder's Wharf (in addition to which a very small portion to the east, ground claimed by the military authorities but surrendered by them after examination, would have to be constructed). An estimate for the Sea wall, filling in, and piers proposed to be added for the special convenience of Messrs. Dent and Lindsay's firm, was calculated at

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Lord Stanley's orders, in the that the finances of the Colony might

become imbarrassed, not to appropriate

to the work

of the Income of 1858.

any of

But in the meanwhile and without

the expenditure of a farthing of the Public money the Chinese have

consented to make and to

pay

rent

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ofor a large portion of the Praya in grout of their holdings and their work is now nearly completed. arrangements have been come to with most of the holders of Marine Lots in front of the City,- and that portion of the Rays of which the frontage properly belongs to the Government. in process of construction the

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immediate question

which

required

solution was the formation of that

part of the Rayn between the Sea and

the

property leased to Mess? Dent and Mere Lindray to the west and which would enable us to communicate from the Parade ground with Pedder's Wharf (in addition to which

a very

small portion to the rast

ground claimed by the military authorities but surrendered by Sevene

Straubenzue after examination would have to be constructed) hatimate for the Sea wall, filling in

and piers pronored to be added for the special convenience of Mew Dent and Lindsay's

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