CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 151

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state - it is the duty of the Executive to contrive in some way to prevent the further progress of dilapidation.

At the same time, floors and joists, which are in the process of being eaten up by white Ants, must have been long known to be in that condition, and as the greater part of the woodwork has not been painted for 17 years, it is a matter of regret that during the long period which intervened between the departure of Sir Hercules Robinson and my arrival, none of the repairs were undertaken.

The longer they are deferred, the greater the cost that is entailed.

All that is required to repair the roof thoroughly would take, Mr. Wilson says, more than three, probably four, months of the finest season of the year; if during two months of the dry season, say between the middle of October and the beginning of March, the House could be given up to the Survey Department, he considers that the roof might be temporarily patched so as to stop the leaks, and hard wood floors and joists substituted for the present...

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144 " state - it is the duty of the Executive to contrive in some way to prevent the further progress of dilapidation. At the same time, floors and joists, which are in the process of being eaten up by white Ants, must have been long known to be in that condition, and as the greater part of the woodwork has not been painted for 17 years, it is a matter of regret that during the long period which intervened between the departure of Sir Hercules Robinson and my arrival, none of the repairs were undertaken. The longer they are deferred, the greater the cost that is entailed. All that is required to repair the roof thoroughly would take, Mr. Wilson says, more than three, probably four, months of the finest season of the year; if during two months of the dry season, say between the middle of October and the beginning of March, the House could be given up to the Survey Department, he considers that the roof might be temporarily patched so as to stop the leaks, and hard wood floors and joists substituted for the present...

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state - it is the duty of the

Aexecutive to contrive in

way

to prevent the further

progress of dilapidation

At the

same time

floors and noof, which are

percess of being caten

the

1000

up by.

white Ants, must have been

long known to have been

condition, and

that

as the greater part of the woodwork has not been

painted for 17 yours, it is matter

regret that

that during .

during the long

period which intervened between

the departure of Fir Hercules

Robinson and

of the repairs

arrival none

were undertaken

میم به کیر سمی

the

the longer they

are

deferred

: greater the cast that is

entaited.

would

All

to repair the roof thoroughly.

PILE

require, Mpz Wilson

more than three,

probably four, months of the finest season of the year ; if during two months of the

bry

season, t. b.

between the middle of October, and

beginning of Nourch, the House could be given up to the Survey Department, he considers that the roof might be temporarily. patched so as to stop the leaks,

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