CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10] — Page 31

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in making any comparison of the relative

healthiness of each especially amongst

the Army

and Civilians

frequent it would not express a

just return as

affecting

residents, it is

however most gratifying to be able to

record that the total interments

in 1860 - 242 and in the last

were

only 136.

The new portion of the Cemetery

partially spared

Army

and

Navy

was used

generally for

Merchant seamen

interments, the soil however is very difficult to excavate, it is rocky and liable to slip;

40

that the walls of the

graves

are not

maintained in an

effective state or kept

ready for a burial, at

short notice

Occasionally, without considerable

trouble and attention especially in wet

weather.

Govt House

state

These premises

are

in

a

satisfactory

state

of repair,

exhibited in

some

signs of decay

in

any portion but some

of the butt and plaster partitions have

cracked, this is however, I am

of

opinion, merely the result of shrinkage

of

the wood work, - from a similar

cause some

small defects

in the

cornices

white ants

in some places,

are

observable in

the

wood;

also

correction of

these

may

best be executed

by some short time prisions to the return

of

His Excellency The Governor.

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17. 30 in making any comparison of the relative healthiness of each especially amongst the Army and Civilians frequent it would not express a just return as affecting residents, it is however most gratifying to be able to record that the total interments in 1860 - 242 and in the last were only 136. The new portion of the Cemetery partially spared Army and Navy was used generally for Merchant seamen interments, the soil however is very difficult to excavate, it is rocky and liable to slip; 40 that the walls of the graves are not maintained in an effective state or kept ready for a burial, at short notice Occasionally, without considerable trouble and attention especially in wet weather. Govt House state These premises are in a satisfactory state of repair, exhibited in some signs of decay in any portion but some of the butt and plaster partitions have cracked, this is however, I am of opinion, merely the result of shrinkage of the wood work, - from a similar cause some small defects in the cornices white ants in some places, are observable in the wood; also correction of these may best be executed by some short time prisions to the return of His Excellency The Governor. Exam...
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17.

30

in making any comparison of the relative

healthiness of each especially amongst

arc

مرتے ن

your, as

the changes,

the

Mavy

and Civilians

frequent it would not express a

just retune as

affecting

residents, it is

however most gratifying to be able to

record that the total internents

in 1860-242 and in the lust

were

your 136-

The new portion of the Counting

partially spurred

Army

and

Navy

was used

-used generally for

and Unerchant seamen

interments, the soit however is my difficult to excuvate, it is rocky and heable to slip;

40

that the walls of the

maintained in an

graves

are not

effective state or kept

wendy for a burial, at

notice

الناس لمار

Ex

feme

hours

sionally, without considerable

D}

trouble and attention especially in wet

weather.

Gommnt House

state

These Trumises

ar

in

a

satisfactory

of refinir,

exhibited inn

siyer of decay is

any portion but some

of the butt and plaster partitionstrave

cruched, this is however. I am

of

opinion, murely the result of shrinkage

of

of

the mood work, - from a similar small defects

cause some

in the

fin

cornices

white ants

some places,

brifling

arc

of the front

are

exhibited

bed

woou;

also observable in

correction of

the

of these

may

best be executed

services

some short tune prisions to the return

of

How Exulling The Govenor, -

Exam

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