CO129-104 - Sir Robinson - 1865 [1-3] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [3-4] — Page 41

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

(Art. of Insts, No. 38.)

pairs to

OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED FOR

Praya Wall. Victoria

PLAN OR DESCRIPTION.

REPORT AND ESTIMATE No. # OF 1865.

DATED

2nd January

186 5.

MATERIALS

PARTICULARS.

LABOUR.

ΤΟ ΒΕ PURCHASED.

MATERIALS

TO BE ISSUED FROM STORES.

PORTION

OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY CONTRACT.

$

C.

$

C.

$

C.

TOTAL.

1000

500

1000 feet

1000

The Praya wall is now completed from East Point to the Endry repairs to Ray ou New Netlah in Belcher's Bay a lingth of 2th miles, the only wall.. break being between the Eastion Market and The Harbor Mastics spans to handing office -

cre

lips and Fiew. heavenation to Parapet

Mepairs constantly required expecially after any storm. This Estimate provides also for the repairs of landing stips and Piers.

it is now proposed

utinen See House

that and Forver.

Barwar

A considuable portion of the Parapet-belivion Ice House F: und Lower Bazaar has to be altered, it bring found that the holes f left for drainage every 2 feet do not answer, to make the parapet solid with openings for drainage every sof This has invariably been done with chose portions of the walls lately created and is the

of preventing the parapet stone

from being trosened by the Chinese Boatmen . A clause in the new Marine leases provides in future for the construction of the sea Mail by the Government the Crown Tenants paying the expenses thereof, this arrangement will be the cause of conside able saving in repairs to Sex walls in future . The vote of Council is for of 2500.

Approved,

/ Signed (. Hercules G. St Robinson

Governor.

Casualties,...

:

C.

TOTAL,.

Wwrison Acting

Surveyor General.

2500

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