CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6] — Page 318

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There is no absolute sule to-

the distance that should interveno

between

a

Powder Magazine and a

high

rood, nor could there be considering the

number of cucumstances to affect it.

be funthian

Mminut

any

I would not recommend)

valuable Social improvement, which

no dubte

is here contemplated, being positively forbidden

on this account.

m

At the same time perhaps

balliatives such as a

pallentives

- higher fence-wall where

We

the world willingly

willingly cast a prestage

Wee why

record,

the road

papes

the

*

round a magazine that would keep all

estroneous procedinge from it as for as possible. 16. in 7

With

respacet

to a

roadway, it is not

easy to contemplate, any

cause of danger from

it, except bringing within reach of the Magazine, a lighted bigar, Pifre, or lucifer match or absolute oper access fim it by

lers to the one

Stragglers

Mogazine

and

therefore

beyond such possible objections if the propond

road Cannth with nit

very great

inėmvimen

on recird

Magazine

M. might be

prodicable. There is also no doubt a constant

1

guard

W

watch

www

the

Amagazine

which

immulit prevent any objectionable proceedings

being practised in that part of the road

We have here in

Hoyde Park

very greatly frequented road running

very

to

a

magazine, without the

slightest apprehension of danger.

More risk might

GCELVY

during the

progress of the construction of the rood by

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