CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 417

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my dispatch No 306

11.

In the event of the tenants agreeing to do their best, a fresh contract to be entered into, I apprehend that both morally and legally the Government would have to defray its share of the undertaking, and some weeks will probably lapse before it can be ascertained whether there be such concert amongst the tenants as to render further action and expenditure by the Government immediately necessary.

The possibility of a still larger expenditure being imposed most inopportunely on the Government is imminent from the damage caused by the Typhoon to the Sea Wall of the Praya, a most ill-constructed work, and one which reflects little credit on the late Surveyor General Mr Cleverly, under whose surveillance it was built.

13.

The damage to the Western half of the Praya is such that the Street is in several places impassable, having the Sea Wall to abut on many of the great adjoining houses. The Proprietors of several of the latter have called on the Government to make good the damage, but I have declined to do so, as the magnitude of the expenditure in which the Colony...

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408 my dispatch No 306 11. In the event of the tenants agreeing to do their best, a fresh contract to be entered into, I apprehend that both morally and legally the Government would have to defray its share of the undertaking, and some weeks will probably lapse before it can be ascertained whether there be such concert amongst the tenants as to render further action and expenditure by the Government immediately necessary. The possibility of a still larger expenditure being imposed most inopportunely on the Government is imminent from the damage caused by the Typhoon to the Sea Wall of the Praya, a most ill-constructed work, and one which reflects little credit on the late Surveyor General Mr Cleverly, under whose surveillance it was built. 13. The damage to the Western half of the Praya is such that the Street is in several places impassable, having the Sea Wall to abut on many of the great adjoining houses. The Proprietors of several of the latter have called on the Government to make good the damage, but I have declined to do so, as the magnitude of the expenditure in which the Colony...

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408 my dispatch No 306 11. In the event of the tenants agreeing to do their best. fresh contract car من that a be entered into I apprehend that both morally and legally the Government would have to defray it's share of the undertaking, and some weeks some weeks will will probably lapse before it can be ascertained whether there be such concut amongst The tenants as to render further action and expenditure by the Government immediately necessary. The posibility of a still 12. larger expenditure being imposed most inopportunely the Government is imminent from the damage caused. by the � ༧༽.M.༣..... Typhoon to the Sea Wall of the Praya, a most ill- constructed work, and one which reflects live credit on the late Sworyor General Mr Cleverly, under whose surveillance it was 13. The damage built is the Western half of the Raya is such that the Street is in several places impassable, having the suns with the Sea Wall to eat risse of many of the great adjoining houses. The Proprietors of several of the latter have called on the Government to make good damage, the but I have declined to do so, as the magnitude of the expenditure in which the Colony

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408

my dispatch No 306

11.

In the event of the tenants

agreeing to do their best.

fresh contract

car

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that a

be entered into

I apprehend that both morally and legally the Government would have to defray it's share of the undertaking,

and some weeks

some weeks will

will probably

lapse before it can

be ascertained

whether there be such concut amongst

The tenants

to render further

action and expenditure by the Government immediately necessary.

The posibility of a still

12.

larger expenditure being imposed

most inopportunely

the Government

is imminent from the damage

caused.

by the

� ༧༽.M.༣.....

Typhoon to the

Sea Wall of the Praya, a most ill-

constructed work, and one which

reflects live credit on the late Sworyor General Mr Cleverly, under

whose surveillance it was

13.

The

damage

built

is the Western

half of the Raya is such that the Street is in several places impassable,

having

the

suns with the Sea Wall to eat risse of many of the

great

adjoining houses. The Proprietors of several of the latter have called on the Government to make good damage,

the

but I have declined to do

so, as the magnitude of the expenditure in which the Colony

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