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which has been thereby caused is

I believe greater than has been

Known

since

the Cession

of

the

Island.

The two chief

Snorees

F

Robinson

the mischief Road, the

mischief were in

one

from the Culvert

rassing under that Road West of Inland Lot you becoming blocked uf, the other from the mouth of

the drain on Inland hot box being

blocked

uf.

In the

former case the water rushed down Castle Road

flooding the small drain coming

from Lot 577

and

tearing up the

road, passing North of Inland Lot 576 it tore up several tons

earth just below Mr Fiechers stabler bringing the buildings down, end,

the Bank

rusting

over

on

to the

Bonham Road tore up the ground

East of N.2 Reservoir. The retaining

wall at the East Reservoir

corner

was carried

the

and a

of

the

away

fouring

heavy body of water was

over the top

the top of

the Reservoir all the

afternoon of the 6th Instant. Stad the rain continueh muet

longer

I believe the Reservoir would have

been in some

rush of

of water

danger from the

scouring

out the

foundations at the North East comer

let

As

tons of

a measure of precaution I'út out all the water on the

morning

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