CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8] — Page 38

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at the extreme western end of the Citiz between the Slaughter House and Cross sections no. 1. an Embankment

does not at present exist, nor is it

A

4:0

public requirement as there are yet houses in that neighbourhood.

as the City spreads west . a continuation of the Praya

Eventually,

-wurd

will no

doubt become desirable

and will then have to be built

by Government at the expense of

the marine property

o weAS

of the

district in accordance with the terms

of

their brown deases.

The second uncoloured space.

in

the centre of the town, between Cross

Section

a

47

and Letter C, represents piece of the wall which is

modern and needs

20

repairs wxaph

cement

cement pointing in some places. This short length apparently

acantly owed its

plates preservation in

187741

com

to it con

tinuous hydraulic time concrete backing and to

of

concrets.

of six inches.

A

road covering

averaging

thickness

Also a

long gap of

about..

770 yards

without

wall

or embank.

any

ment abreast the premises of

green in

the

Admiralty and the war office (hinted Drawing no. 1.) who oppose the formation of a Praya. For

Praga along here

many years

has been desiderated by the Colony: het has never

been achieved,

aud

it will I think be unwise to revive the question here, because it

maury complexities, if considered together with

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