CO129-183 - Public Offices & Others - 1878 — Page 44

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at Praya Gentral is bointed out by the Surveyor Generoi, vis "That the wave which was built before the formation of Praça East and West (the latter having been ConstEneid about 18 gears since 'Cas of a very interior character the lace floens being Smale and in mor!~ Cases Set on edge instead of on a proper bed, and with an absence of a sufficient number of bond on looking stone; the backing was also very interior and I the mortar was not hydrance, and

hence there was an ausence of cohesion and Strength in the mass when attached in the hear after the scooping. out of the load surface by the action of the sea.

To sum ap the cause ap

The damage to the Phaya Wall by The Typhoon of 1874, U-way be

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slated to be due primarily to the

Vant & broliction to the road Surface at the back of he

quasonry

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So as to prevent the loose material from being scooped out and dislodged by the wash of the sea thus producing an uncooked for pressure on the back of the corn which taken in confernction with the backwash, toiced our the wall from the inside

Whilst however tought act to be

assumed that had an adequate road covering been provided along The Praya Centrai no material damage

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Would have been caused by a Eyphoon of such unprecedented severite that which was experienced in 1874, Seeing that the structure bossessed inherent defects and was deficient on Strength and solidity, there are

Vial Sufficien- grounds for Stating had the road surface been protidia

West Aling Prayas East and Respon here the

Satisfactory

Masonry is & a

Character

to breaches or extensive dislodgment

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