CO129-243 - Public Offices & Others - 1889 — Page 36

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I shvalt very fully

on the importanci crating. It is imperative pormasienice

The proposed

this

such a

for the

of

Coock Crat a protection

of

Charastor Thall be afforded.

The Surveyor General intimates that the crating of the entire simple Of the Praya with concrete will be excented "when the embankment

"chall have become consolidated".

I admit that until consolidation has taken place to a considerable

ssetent at the rear

the wall it

crould be premature to day the

bermanent skin

in wor

б

line concrete

contemplation, revertheless

should a typhoon or other abnormal

trial occur, previous to the laying

of the covering,

covering, a sea breathing over

One coork might scoop out the

Earth filling

in the rear, and

damage

would

Estimates

would possibly result therefrom t the wall. I have in view instance:

of failure from this cause, and desire 15 dren attention to the point in order That time weary protection may be

provided, as far as

practisuble, prsibly

by laying a thinner thin

& concrete

as an intermediate measure. which Coating would settle with the willing-

other manner that

ally

may

or sie

be deemed convenient and desirable

by the Surveyor beneral, having regend & the local materials at his sisposal, the final layer of concrete being placed thereon when the Dubsidence

the filling shall

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have ceased -

I have had the quantities

Very carefully Calculated for the

whole

q

am

7

the probored works, and

i

opinion that the Estimates