CO129-078 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [7-12] — Page 128

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Police as well as for the general convenience of all residents therein whether Military, Naval, mercantile, or Colonial as stated before;

and as

His Excellency knows, the surface is irregular in the extreme, the various hillocks and ridges being divided by deep Ravines and which, without a useless and excessive expenditure must be the guide

in

network or

any system of

Roads

on

such peculiar nature, the object therefore to be attained in the first instance is to devise these lines of Road,

and not start with an Arbitrary line of boundary for Naval and Military purposes solely, over every irregularity of surface to the manifest injury of the whole Peninsula, as cutting out, I may say, the very base upon which all other portions of the district are dependent.

I proceed now to explain in brief such parts of the Plan as now submitted which are not described therein for His Excellency's consideration - I give it in this form.

The principal feature of the Plan shows five Roads parallel, at a distance of about 100 yards apart, each 50 feet wide extending along the South and West angles; and to be extended if necessary to the Point P - the inner Road to be made by Government in the first instance, and the several allotments not...

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Police as well as for the general convenience of all residents therein whether Military, Naval, mercantile, or Colonial as stated before; and as His Excellency knows, the surface is irregular in the extreme, the various hillocks and ridges being divided by deep Ravines and which, without a useless and excessive expenditure must be the guide in network or any system of Roads on such peculiar nature, the object therefore to be attained in the first instance is to devise these lines of Road, and not start with an Arbitrary line of boundary for Naval and Military purposes solely, over every irregularity of surface to the manifest injury of the whole Peninsula, as cutting out, I may say, the very base upon which all other portions of the district are dependent. I proceed now to explain in brief such parts of the Plan as now submitted which are not described therein for His Excellency's consideration - I give it in this form. The principal feature of the Plan shows five Roads parallel, at a distance of about 100 yards apart, each 50 feet wide extending along the South and West angles; and to be extended if necessary to the Point P - the inner Road to be made by Government in the first instance, and the several allotments not...
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14- 15- 128 Police as well as for the general convemence of all residents therein whether Military Naval, albercantile, or Colonial as stated before; and as His Excellency knows, the surface is irregular in the extreme, the various hillocks and ridges being divided by deep Ravines and which, without a useless and excessive expenditure must be the guide in net work or any gromna of Ryslem of Roads on such peculiar nature, the- object therefore to be attained in the first - instance is to devise these lines of Road, and not start with an Arbitrary line of boundary for Naval and etkilitary purposes solely, over every inegularity of surface to - the manifest injury of the whole Peninsula, as cutting out, I may say, the very base apon which all other portions of the district are dependent. I proceed now to explain in brief such -parts of the Plan as now submitted which are not described therein for His Excellency's consideration - I give it in this form. small scale that the whole scheme Reen in one on a on may be comprehensive view, tinting the separate divisions which I think shoned be Naval and ell. given for Nava Military purposes The principal feature of the Plan shews live Roads parallel, at a distance of 0 of 100 yards apart, each 50 feet wide extending along the South and West angles; and to be extended if necessary to the Point P- the inner Rood to be made by Government in the firab- instance, and the several allotments not R
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Police as well as for the general convemence of all residents therein whether Military Naval, albercantile, or Colonial as stated before;

and as

His Excellency knows, the surface is irregular in the extreme, the various hillocks and ridges being divided by deep Ravines and which, without a useless and

excessive expenditure must be the guide

in

net work or

any gromna of

Ryslem of Roads

on

such peculiar nature, the-

object therefore to be attained in the first -

instance is to devise these lines of Road,

and not start with an

Arbitrary line of

boundary for Naval and etkilitary purposes solely, over every inegularity of surface to - the manifest injury of the whole Peninsula, as cutting out, I may say, the very

base

apon

which all other portions of the district are

dependent.

I

proceed now to explain in brief such -parts of the Plan as now submitted which are not described therein for His Excellency's consideration - I give it in this form.

small scale that the whole scheme

Reen

in

one

on a

on

may

be

comprehensive view, tinting the

separate divisions which I think shoned be

Naval and ell.

given for Nava

Military purposes

The principal feature of the Plan shews

live Roads

parallel, at a distance of

0 of 100 yards

apart, each 50 feet wide extending along the South and West angles; and to be extended

if necessary to the Point P- the inner Rood to be made

by Government in the firab-

instance, and the several allotments not

R

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