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the Surveyor

"Expenditure thereon as the

"General

may

"for

the

consideration necessary

service now recommended "to be carried into effect"

Acting upon the sanction given to these proposals in Colonial Secretary's letter 8:77-104 February 1862, I accordingly prepared the preliminary Estimate for these services. In carrying into effect the gentlemen of the Committee associated with me decided that it was advisable to modify some portions of the plan as furnished in my Report and Estimate. The boundary Walk was also lengthened at the N.W. and S.E. extremities. An additional fourth batch was decided to be necessary, and the flights of steps were altered and extended in some degree both at the Terraces and S.E. angle. The labour account, exclusive of that furnished by Convicts, as estimated proved insufficient, for it was found that the ground was so much on a mass of Rock beneath that nothing contracting would result unless the whole surface were trenched over or filled in several feet in depth. This work was accordingly proceeded with.

A considerable excess of expenditure over the preliminary Estimate must necessarily follow,

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the Surveyor "Expenditure thereon as the "General may "for the consideration necessary service now recommended "to be carried into effect" Acting upon the sanction given to these proposals in Colonial Secretary's letter 8:77-104 February 1862, I accordingly prepared the preliminary Estimate for these services. In carrying into effect the gentlemen of the Committee associated with me decided that it was advisable to modify some portions of the plan as furnished in my Report and Estimate. The boundary Walk was also lengthened at the N.W. and S.E. extremities. An additional fourth batch was decided to be necessary, and the flights of steps were altered and extended in some degree both at the Terraces and S.E. angle. The labour account, exclusive of that furnished by Convicts, as estimated proved insufficient, for it was found that the ground was so much on a mass of Rock beneath that nothing contracting would result unless the whole surface were trenched over or filled in several feet in depth. This work was accordingly proceeded with. A considerable excess of expenditure over the preliminary Estimate must necessarily follow,
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il the Surveyor "Lxpenditure thereon as the "General may "for the consider nee necessary service now recommended "to be carried into effect" Acting upon the sanction given to these proposals in Colonial Secretary's letter 8:77-104 February 1862, I accordingly prepared the these preliminary- Estimate for these into services. In carrying effect the bentlemen of the Committee associated with me decided that it was advisable to modify some portions of the plan as firmished. in my Report and Estimate. the boundary Walk was als lengthened at the N.W. and S. E. extrematies. An fourth bate 153 was decided to be necessary and the plights of steps were altered and extended in some degree book at the Terraces and 5.1. angle. The labour account, exclusive of that furnished by Convicts, as estimated proved insufficient, for it was turning up the ground foundl that the was so on ground mass of Rock beneath great that nothing catrpacting would result unless the whole surface were trenched over on filled in several feet in depth. this work was with. rccordingly proceeded a considerable excess of expenditure over over the preliminary Estimate must necessarily follow, AY.
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the Surveyor

"Lxpenditure thereon as the

"General

may

"for

the

consider nee

necessary

service now recommended "to be carried into effect"

Acting upon the sanction given to these proposals in Colonial Secretary's letter 8:77-104 February 1862, I accordingly prepared the these preliminary-

Estimate

for

these into

services. In carrying effect the bentlemen of the Committee

associated with me decided that it was advisable to modify some portions of the plan as firmished. in my Report and Estimate. the boundary Walk was als lengthened at the

N.W. and S. E. extrematies. An

fourth bate

153

was decided to be necessary

and the plights of steps were altered

and extended in some

degree book at the Terraces and 5.1. angle. The labour account, exclusive of that furnished by Convicts, as estimated proved insufficient, for it was

turning up the ground

foundl that the

was so

on

ground

mass of Rock beneath great that nothing catrpacting would result unless the whole surface were trenched over on filled in several feet in depth. this work was

with.

rccordingly proceeded

a considerable excess of

expenditure over

over the preliminary Estimate must necessarily follow,

AY.

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