CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5] — Page 63

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indispensable forthwith to conduct the duties of the Assistant Surveyor General. Indeed to prevent and the Department being thrown into confusion I have had arrears on my own authority since the 18th Instant to employ Art Bird to assist me in the survey of the ground at Conservancy Dray determined on for the Mint, and I trust His Excellency will sanction his drawing salary from that date.

I desire also to call His Excellency's special attention to letter to you of the 28th December 1863 and to repeat that considering the number of works in progress and their distance apart as shewn in my letter of 25th November 1863 an allowance for Chair Coolie, to the Overseer of Works is absolutely indispensable to enable him to give to these works the supervision imperatively demanded their faithful execution; every work in progress ought to be visited by the Overseer and by the Surveyor General at least twice a week and possibly oftener;

The works eastward extend to Shaukiwan four miles from the centre of the City with isolated works on the line, and at Bowrington, and the Carriage Road to the bar. Westward the works extend to beyond the basin to

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indispensable forthwith to conduct the duties of the Assistant Surveyor General. Indeed to prevent and the Department being thrown into confusion I have had arrears on my own authority since the 18th Instant to employ Art Bird to assist me in the survey of the ground at Conservancy Dray determined on for the Mint, and I trust His Excellency will sanction his drawing salary from that date.

I desire also to call His Excellency's special attention to letter to you of the 28th December 1863 and to repeat that considering the number of works in progress and their distance apart as shewn in my letter of 25th November 1863 an allowance for Chair Coolie, to the Overseer of Works is absolutely indispensable to enable him to give to these works the supervision imperatively demanded their faithful execution; every work in progress ought to be visited by the Overseer and by the Surveyor General at least twice a week and possibly oftener;

The works eastward extend to Shaukiwan four miles from the centre of the City with isolated works on the line, and at Bowrington, and the Carriage Road to the bar. Westward the works extend to beyond the basin to

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61 Bird are indispensable forthwith to conduct the duties of the Assistant Surveyor General. Indeed to prevent and the Department being thrown into confusion I have had arrears on my own authority since the 18th Instant to employ Art Bird to assist me in the survey of the ground at Conservancy Dray determined on for the Mint, and I trust His Excellency will sanction his drawing salary from that date. I desire also to call His Excellency's special attention to letter to you of the 28th December 1863 and to repeat that considering the number of works in progress and their distance apart as shewn in my letter of 25th November 1863 an allowance for Chair Coolie, to the Overseer of Works is absolutely indispensable to enable him to give to these works the supervision imperatively demanded their faithful execution; every work in progress ought to be visited by the Overseer and by the Surveyor General at least twice a week and possibly oftener; The works eastward extend to Shaukiwan four miles from the centre of the City with isolated works on the line, and at Bowrington, and the Carriage Road to the bar. Westward the works extend to beyond the basin to 15 21 5 Page 61 appears to be delineated by the original scan metadata, and the text is reordered for better readability while maintaining the original content as much as possible. has been rewritten to meet the exact output format requirement as follows: 61 Bird are indispensable forthwith to conduct the duties of the Assistant Surveyor General. Indeed to prevent and the Department being thrown into confusion I have had arrears on my own authority since the 18th Instant to employ Art Bird to assist me in the survey of the ground at Conservancy Dray determined on for the Mint, and I trust His Excellency will sanction his drawing salary from that date. I desire also to call His Excellency's special attention to letter to you of the 28th December 1863 and to repeat that considering the number of works in progress and their distance apart as shewn in my letter of 25th November 1863 an allowance for Chair Coolie, to the Overseer of Works is absolutely indispensable to enable him to give to these works the supervision imperatively demanded their faithful execution; every work in progress ought to be visited by the Overseer and by the Surveyor General at least twice a week and possibly oftener; The works eastward extend to Shaukiwan four miles from the centre of the City with isolated works on the line, and at Bowrington, and the Carriage Road to the bar. Westward the works extend to beyond the basin to 15 21 5
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