CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 403

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"on Praya unless approved by

"Consulting Engineer reply fully

"to his criticism and

directed"

furnish

"detail

Mo

2.

In Sir Arthur Kennedy's

I represent W: 9 of the 16th

January

last, Your Lordship

was advised

the

resolution of the

Executive Council (at which Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council assisted) to undertake the work of reconstruction without further delay, and this precaution before the next typhoon the danger of destruction which has been already too long threatening the Sea frontage of

the City, along those places where

the

Sea wall destroyed in 1894

still remains unbuilt.

The value of the property along the Praya thus

unprotected is estimated at over

Four Millions of Dollars, and the

risk of annihilation by the

waves will continue to be

great until the completion of a

proper

defence, I feel it my

duty to bring to Your Lordship's

knowledge,

that the delay since

1894, in commencing

the building operations has not only called forth the most emphatic expressions of opinion from the European...

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"on Praya unless approved by "Consulting Engineer reply fully "to his criticism and directed" furnish "detail Mo 2. In Sir Arthur Kennedy's I represent W: 9 of the 16th January last, Your Lordship was advised the resolution of the Executive Council (at which Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council assisted) to undertake the work of reconstruction without further delay, and this precaution before the next typhoon the danger of destruction which has been already too long threatening the Sea frontage of the City, along those places where the Sea wall destroyed in 1894 still remains unbuilt. The value of the property along the Praya thus unprotected is estimated at over Four Millions of Dollars, and the risk of annihilation by the waves will continue to be great until the completion of a proper defence, I feel it my duty to bring to Your Lordship's knowledge, that the delay since 1894, in commencing the building operations has not only called forth the most emphatic expressions of opinion from the European...
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"on Proya unless approved by

"Consulting Enginer reply fully

"to his criticism and.

directed"

furnish

"detail

Mo

2.

In Sir Arthur Kennedy's

A

I repratich W: 9 of the 16t

January

last, Yors Lovedbrip

the

was advised

mimons resolution of the

of

Executive Commeil (at which Un- official Member of the Legislative Commeil Council assisted) to moartake the work of reconstruction without further delay, and this preclude before the next typho

typhom the danger of destination which has been already too long threatening the Sea frontage of

se dom

com me

401

the City, along those places where

the

Dea wall destroyed in 1894

still remains unbuilt.

The value of the have for-

porty along the Praya them

unprotected is extrinated at over

Ab

Fire Millions of Sollan, and ar

ito rick of annihilation by the

waves will contine: to be

རྨ་༢རྟ༠}

great until the completion of a - defences, I feel it my

proper

pea

to Your Lordshipin

duty to bring to Kunwledge,

that the delay since

1894, in commencin

norcing

building opera =

tion has not only called forch the mat emphatic repressions of opinion from the European.

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