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: to the lot - owners before the construction.

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of the road, it would make all the

difference to have any damage for the loss

of such rights fairly estimated, instead of

being assissed

ascissed by a Divry which, according

to almost invariable experience, favoure

private, at the

14.

the

expence of public interests. For except as regards few engaged in shipping whose lots are in the neighbourhood of wharves, the damage euffered by the prolonged distance from.

a silted up foreshore,

ane

would

The documents on record relating to the subject very few and give but little information on the point.

wouldy

olight, if it.

regards access to the s

were not altogether i

rea

a be

very

coniperisated by the presence of deep-

water along the new Praya; while,

Co

regards loss of air and view there would probably be feoll compensation to the

the lot owners by the great majority of

additional träffie brought into the street

in` correequence of the houses built

.

Indeed just

opposite to theice : Indeed.

bjust as the land on the Queen's Road which (formerly) the Praya and now become an Inland street) is more valuable than the land the present Praya, probably

for