CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 717

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athletic clubs, naval and

Military services eta:

The diversion and

alteration of the canal which

through those

also runs

an

grounds appeared excellent opportunity for.

carrying

out this design, -

more

especially

become nece

as it had

necessary

to extend

the race course into these

gardens as above explained, and in so doing to shut up the roadway which now ~

separates

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separates the public gardens from the recreation ground.

The scheme also embraced the

diversion of a small stream which drains the valley along the Eastern side, and with it the straightening of the road

part of that side thus bringing in to the new ~

on a

enclosure some waste and.

useless land.

which

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The portion of the scheme

may be said to be not actually based on

sanitary

grounds

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