CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3] — Page 198

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I have explained in previous Reports the principal reasons for damages to Road surface on steep items, as ours, that it is unnecessary to repeat them here. For the maintenance of the Coast Road, a distance of 44 miles to Sowkevan, little or no metalling is required, the line being nearly level and thus not subject to surface damage to the same extent as the steep road to gneichong.

On exposed portions of this road, in the cunton Valley, the silt blocking up the mouths of bridges and drains is a source of great trouble. The floods being often insufficient to break through the bar of sand that the sea throws up, the backed-up water in such cases finds out the weak places in the embankments and results in damage.

Lengths of rough stone pitching connect this evil in a measure, but to a considerable extent, the inherent problem persists. It is this propensity that in these cases cannot be left alone, but when attempts are made during the day to clear and repair, more damage is done.

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CHALLEsuchOld DI have explained in previous Reports the principal reasons for damages to Road surface on steep items, as ours, that it is unnecessary to repeat them here. For the maintenance of the Coast Road, a distance of 44 miles to Sowkevan, little or no metalling is required, the line being nearly level and thus not subject to surface damage to the same extent as the steep road to gneichong.On exposed portions of this road, in the cunton Valley, the silt blocking up the mouths of bridges and drains is a source of great trouble. The floods being often insufficient to break through the bar of sand that the sea throws up, the backed-up water in such cases finds out the weak places in the embankments and results in damage.Lengths of rough stone pitching connect this evil in a measure, but to a considerable extent, the inherent problem persists. It is this propensity that in these cases cannot be left alone, but when attempts are made during the day to clear and repair, more damage is done....333419520050501001160360Forward#3944carry off anything. Apparently, in a better manner, it is not to be wondered at if I lose stone or earth.
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CHALLE

such

Old D

I have explained in previous Reports the princip Forward

for damages to Road inface on steep item. as ours that it is unneccessary to repeatingneichong to For the inaintenance of the Coast Roadtam 44 miles to Sowkevan little or no

metalling is required wide @#50 200 the line being nearly level and thus not out Hem 8

to ject to surface damage to the same extent gneichong.

steep road, on exposed portions of this road cunton Valley the silt blocking up the mouths of bridges miles mountain and drains is a sance of great houble the hath floods being often insufficient to break throng Hem q. the bar of sand the sex- throws up, the back chai to Aber water in such cases finds out the weak place in 3 miles sheep in the embankments and result damages. athways for Soins of rough stone conect this evil in a mile @ 4.100

(@7$ 80 material dégrée, but to inherent is this pro Chinaman that even,

Ich water pave pensity" to "that in these cannot be left alone, but when daringent and clearing more attempts

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