CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 493

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(Art. of

OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL

ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED F

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Rebuilding Mountain Lodge Victoria Peak.

PLAN OR DESCRIPTION.

In the Sieport sent in after the Typhoon of 1st October last

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mus stated that ⋅ Mountain Lodge at the Victoria Peak

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injurs

$100 fo, of New Brich work?.

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tatiing dorms pacent Watlo clearing tirietis rebuilding and finding all new that may required.

16015. It sup! lating up Verandah Files and relaying,

fending

all nuc ones

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that it would be mussary to pull it all down within two feet of the pres also that all the Mat But houses and suvanto Quarters had been complete 500 Yd Cuber digging destroyed. As the Hot weather will shortly be setting in it becomes to put the House again in a habitable state. The whole of the Building must be pulled down as the Walls though twice the thickness necessary. Victoria are shatun from the Stinth to the Roof, a great portion of the Foo is untitled and the Doors, Windows and Homs have all received more. less injury. In addition to putting the Building again in a thorough state of repair it is propooeds to add on underground room as a a plow o refuge during Typhoons, a parapet will also be added to the Roof as the best means of preventing the Winds from getting under the Tiles and causing them to be brown off. Cross Walls will be added in place of the partitions which formerly divided the Rooms, this giving extra string th to the Building. The Bachelor's Quarters which shed will be built of Wood in a substantial manner co

accompanying Ilan, the other Out houses with be Matshids strongly secured with: Typhoon Ropes - The Cost of the Repairs and

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hedsfors

3528

681 60

@ 4°

64120

2 Courses

Tiles in Chunamon Roof. c. 13′′.. 170 Strun of 12" File trough Gutters

9" drains Pipes and digging.

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240

567

350

40 Yd up! Chunam Floor.

Firing 3 Chimney Pieces and Grates

12 ft sup. 6" Stips

formerly in a Mat

the

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370

18

600

26

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are estimated at $9000. Provision for this sum will be made in the Seepplementary Estimates.

41 Hearths

5" Coping

6" Capping to Chimneys

Cube Rough Stonsins foundations

Chamfered, base to uprights

6 Sinti Stones

Cole ft framed, hard Woods in Trusses

147 Cubeft

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11580- 6112

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€ 325

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675.

220 50

Formaid_243547

1435/47

Approved,

(Signed) R. G. MacDonnell

Governor.

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