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-unless it be made sufficiently strong to resist the violence of tempest is which in this Latitude are certain to occur with intense severity within every five years, and to do considerable damage every year.

5.

No doubt it is specially unfortunate that within little more than 20 days the Colony should have been visited by two great storms - for to arrive at the damage done, and the amount of repairs which it may possibly be necessary to throw on the Colony, it is necessary to add to the large estimated damage of $115,000 in the enclosed Report, a considerable amount for damage caused by the first storm and the destruction thereby of the Sea Wall at Newloon as reported in my despatch No. 1572 of the 26th.

To avoid repetition Your Lordship is referred to that despatch for an explanation of the liability of the Government to repairs of the Praya and Sea Wall, a question which no doubt will soon be brought before the Supreme Court. Or however by borrowing money otherwise under Ordinance...

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52 -unless it be made sufficiently strong to resist the violence of tempest is which in this Latitude are certain to occur with intense severity within every five years, and to do considerable damage every year. 5. No doubt it is specially unfortunate that within little more than 20 days the Colony should have been visited by two great storms - for to arrive at the damage done, and the amount of repairs which it may possibly be necessary to throw on the Colony, it is necessary to add to the large estimated damage of $115,000 in the enclosed Report, a considerable amount for damage caused by the first storm and the destruction thereby of the Sea Wall at Newloon as reported in my despatch No. 1572 of the 26th. To avoid repetition Your Lordship is referred to that despatch for an explanation of the liability of the Government to repairs of the Praya and Sea Wall, a question which no doubt will soon be brought before the Supreme Court. Or however by borrowing money otherwise under Ordinance... Page 373 11460 Vicka: 138.121- D020 Alleme. GR1178/1922/32(III)
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-unless it be made sufficiently strong to resist the violence of tempest is which in this Latitude

are certain to secur with intense

severity within every five years, and to do considerable damage every year.

5.

No doubt it is specially unfortunate that within little.

more than 20

day's

the loclony

by

two

should have been visited

great storms - for to arrive at

the da

damage done, and the amount of repairs which

may possibly

it i

be thrown on the Colony. necessary to add to the large estimated damage of $115,000 in

372 11460

very

the enclosed Report, considerable amount for damage

caused

by

the first storm and

the destruction thereby of the Sea

Wall at Newloon as

in

26

1+ admit 6

Vicka: 138.121-

D020

as reported

my despatch N. 1572 of the

Alleme.

To avoid repetition

Your

Bog to refer. Towe Grac

to that despatch for

an

de

explanation

of the liability of the Goveenmant to repairs of the Prayn and Sea Wall, a question which no be brought

doubt will soon

before the Supreme loourt. Of however by borrowing money

otherwise under

مجتمع شعر میں ہم

Ordinance

ށ

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