CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 406

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than Mo? Wilson. who seems to boast

that it cost so much, as $145,000.

at

bo. I always regarded the pear will it

Rawloon as a

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very defective structure. of am not entitled to openk

authoritatively

om

such matters, but as

the nature of No" Wilson's real Enginuing

D'enclove a

P

qualifications is a point of great importance to the botany tracing of the plan of the Sea Wall from Mo2 Wiloon's original drawing

and also copy of the specification for

the structure. To

impossible that a

ww

it

appears

almost

heavy

wall built

small loose stones at such

angle could stand

even moderate op

weather. especially in deep water. At

Enclosure 8

all events it is now under the sea and

about $26,000 have been lost.

bt. Mo? Wilson

may

refer to testimonials

very

of Sir obercules Robinson who had

little personal experince of his work, and to Mor Mercer, who was

to refuse a good

unlikely

natured testimonial

to a civil officer not actually proved

incompetent, but the early experience

which I had

is

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us to Stone butter's Island

far

more suspicious,

thutif

had rendered me I have not the

slightest doubt now Mr. Rawlinson could be moved to the site of the Pokfulum reservoir he would form a very different conclusion to that which he has drawn from the inspection of plans, notwithstanding the

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