CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8] — Page 65

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dor

places a granite- flagged

or line

concrete fool path along the side near-

est the houses

Are

These side walks.

the

unquestionably instrumental in shielding the foundations of buildings during storms and saved

the houses during that of

many of

18711.

The traffic is chiefly prediction for

C'camen

carly carry thing

every

book beland

/

O LA

bom.

the shoulders of

ponies and light carriages

however queatly

used by European

merchants expecially along the Praga-

whee

Central, for reason

A

concrete pood.

no doubt be prefera

to

all should be added that the Praga-

that

wery

where the

the conditions of

dia

wall fulfils.

a quay petarung

embankment serving solely

A d

business through fare. Nor do juoks

100.

alongside. These together. with other native craft of light

draught generally loud and unload

at the timber wheroes and bamboo.

Jetties

that

water.

All such

project into deep- at frequent intervals. whares although the propertig of

the

merchants and maintained are available to the public

wealthier by them are

at all hours

of

the

might

face of charge, such being the con

dition

expour

which Government only

sanctions these creation.

would

covering

-Ale

to

a

granite pavement.

It

teamships

is not word

A d

a

promen

enade and

not as

that

or

ation. Europe

European.

sailing vessels do

a pule venture

far in

shore

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