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Ovenecer Watts to Mr Borvaler, Acting Surveyor General.

24th, 1878.

"I found live or three large stones resting on the top. The weight of the stones had been covering the drain.

On entering the drains, I found about 4 feet to 6 feet of one of the side walls to the drain was visible to observe the direction of the drain through the property, but I think it most probably runs under the Edenelling house. If so, it has probably been damaged for some time past, and consequently allowed the water to escape partly and destroy the soil under the foundations.

The size of the drain is 1'9" × 1'7" and is in a fair state of repair, except that some of the covering stones which in some way prevented the water from flowing through the drain.

In C.S.O. N1504 A1878.

Minute by the Steuble. I. M. Price, Acting Colonial Secretary.

2nd July, 1878.

The injury to ...

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143 440 Ovenecer Watts to Mr Borvaler, Acting Surveyor General. 24th, 1878. "I found live or three large stones resting on the top. The weight of the stones had been covering the drain. On entering the drains, I found about 4 feet to 6 feet of one of the side walls to the drain was visible to observe the direction of the drain through the property, but I think it most probably runs under the Edenelling house. If so, it has probably been damaged for some time past, and consequently allowed the water to escape partly and destroy the soil under the foundations. The size of the drain is 1'9" × 1'7" and is in a fair state of repair, except that some of the covering stones which in some way prevented the water from flowing through the drain. In C.S.O. N1504 A1878. Minute by the Steuble. I. M. Price, Acting Colonial Secretary. 2nd July, 1878. The injury to ...
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143

440

Ovenecer Watts to Mr Borvaler, Acting

Surveyor General.

r

of the Cove

24th, 1878.

"I found live or three

covering

by

ALL ANIMAAJÁ

stones had been

the

weight of the ow the top.

Elarge stones reshing

4 On entering the drans, I forrned/ & about & fees to riv. of one of the

>

ride walls to the drain ivas,

You

X

"

Mr. Neate Sexspector of Builds, to

ettr con

nothing

Feveral

Aler, tehing Sexrveyor

4 The hor

1

there

through

isible to forsve thes direction of the drai "the property, but I think it prost probably runs under the Edenelling house. If so, it has " probably been damaged for

>

pari

consequently

past, and ca Thas allowed

the water lote.

evaspartly

I

destroyed.

4

" The size of the drain

5 ། ། ༩ ་ ་ ཙ་ །

or three

trvalls to sick!

may

the soil ander the

foundations and

20

care this

X

is l'all" × 1.7" and is in a fair

state of repair, except ho

0 2 7

: 4 of the covaring stones which in

way prevented the water from

· flowing through the drain : "

4

4

بھی

In CS.O.N1504 A1878.

-Minute by the Steuble. I. M. Price,

Aeting

Colonial weare

eretary.

2nd July, 1878.

The injury to At

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