CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8] — Page 207

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The Harbour Master and I allow for the ad interim repairs the Praya wall.

As Your Lordship is aware, after the great typhoon of 1874, it became necessary to repair the Praya wall along the entire waterfront frontage of the City, and - pending the permission to undertake this comprehensive work on a complete scale, such as that suggested in the Report of the Praya Commission which accompanied Mr. Austin's despatch of the 1st May 1875, ... temporary repairs had to be effected immediately.

Upon receipt of Her Majesty's sanction to carry out the recommendations of the Praya Commission, I have to request Your Lordship's approval of the expenditure of a sum in re-pointing and arranging some of the weakest portions of the walls, before, on the occasion of another typhoon, the risk of destruction to which the temporary nature of the previous repairs render the harbour frontage liable. I think it my duty to inform Your Lordship that calls of this kind will be absolutely necessary from time to time.

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The Harbour Master and I allow for the ad interim repairs the Praya wall. As Your Lordship is aware, after the great typhoon of 1874, it became necessary to repair the Praya wall along the entire waterfront frontage of the City, and - pending the permission to undertake this comprehensive work on a complete scale, such as that suggested in the Report of the Praya Commission which accompanied Mr. Austin's despatch of the 1st May 1875, ... temporary repairs had to be effected immediately. Upon receipt of Her Majesty's sanction to carry out the recommendations of the Praya Commission, I have to request Your Lordship's approval of the expenditure of a sum in re-pointing and arranging some of the weakest portions of the walls, before, on the occasion of another typhoon, the risk of destruction to which the temporary nature of the previous repairs render the harbour frontage liable. I think it my duty to inform Your Lordship that calls of this kind will be absolutely necessary from time to time.
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The and Sallow for the ad interin referirs the Praya stall As Your Lonship is accast), after the great lyfchoon of 1874, is to it became invecesary le repair the troya wall along the entire barber freitags of the City, and -pending the permissive to andatake this prehensive work on A andi implète scale, such as that suggated in the Report of the Praya Wanmission which W accompanied M. Auctions Derfalch su 14 Mesis of the 1st May 1875, .. Comprecary repairs had to by effected immediately Ubs. I have not you be reenived 54 7103 ہی دور 206 ( four Vendship's sauction to carry out the recommen mendations of The Praya. Commission, I have to requent Your Landslisés approval of the expenditure of ties thanaut Sallons in re-arran and arranging some of the weakest pinning some portion of the malls, lefon, on the typhim eve so W of another a lo er Reason, the rich destruction to which the temporary nature of the previous refraine render the harbor fruitage Ciable. I shit it my duty to dily infoun Your Ludeliipe that call. of this kind with be absolutiby necesary from line to live
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The and Sallow for the ad interin referirs the Praya stall

As Your Lonship is accast), after the great lyfchoon of 1874, is to it became invecesary le repair the troya wall along the entire barber freitags of the City, and -pending the permissive to andatake this

prehensive

work on

A

andi

implète scale, such as that suggated in the Report of the Praya Wanmission which

W

accompanied M. Auctions Derfalch

su

14

Mesis of the 1st May 1875, .. Comprecary repairs had to by

effected immediately

Ubs. I have not you

be

reenived

54

7103

ہی دور

206

( four Vendship's sauction to carry

out the recommen

mendations

of

The

Praya. Commission, I have to requent Your Landslisés approval of the expenditure of ties thanaut

Sallons in re-arran

and

arranging some of the weakest

pinning some portion of the malls, lefon, on the

typhim

eve

so

W

of another

a

lo

er

Reason, the rich destruction to which the temporary nature of the previous refraine render the harbor fruitage Ciable. I shit it my duty to

dily

infoun Your Ludeliipe that call. of this kind with be absolutiby necesary from line to live

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