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been destroyed. The cost of making good has been estimated at about $11,000. The peasants are, however, repairing the damage themselves in the way in which they are accustomed to meet such disasters.

Damage to Govern-ment Buildings and Public Works.

Gov 40624 Paragraphs 23 to 30.

In my previous despatch I estimated the total damage done to Government Buildings and Public Works by the storm of September 18th at $69,000 for which aggregate sum votes of $20,000 and $49,000 were taken at meetings of the Legislative Council held on the 27th ultimo and 11th instant and reported in my Des-patches Nos. 239 and 252 dated the 6th and 15th instant respectively. I further stated that the above aggregate would have to be increased on account of damage done by subsequent rain-storms and typhoons and suggested $100,000 as the total amount of the special Public Works Department Votes that would have to be taken in all. Subsequent re-ports show that I was unfortunately below the mark the further estimates presented by the Director of Public Works for repairs to existing works and works in progress being as follows:-

I. Existing Works. Buildings.

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500 been destroyed. The cost of making good has been estimated at about $11,000. The peasants are, however, repairing the damage themselves in the way in which they are accustomed to meet such disasters. Damage to Govern-ment Buildings and Public Works. Gov 40624 Paragraphs 23 to 30. In my previous despatch I estimated the total damage done to Government Buildings and Public Works by the storm of September 18th at $69,000 for which aggregate sum votes of $20,000 and $49,000 were taken at meetings of the Legislative Council held on the 27th ultimo and 11th instant and reported in my Des-patches Nos. 239 and 252 dated the 6th and 15th instant respectively. I further stated that the above aggregate would have to be increased on account of damage done by subsequent rain-storms and typhoons and suggested $100,000 as the total amount of the special Public Works Department Votes that would have to be taken in all. Subsequent re-ports show that I was unfortunately below the mark the further estimates presented by the Director of Public Works for repairs to existing works and works in progress being as follows:- I. Existing Works. Buildings.
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1 500 been destroyed. The cost of making good has been estimated at about $11,000. The peasants are, however, repairing the damage themselves in the way in which they are accustomed to meet such disasters. amage to Govern- ment Buildings and Public Works. Gov 40624 Paragraphs 23 to 30. In my previous despatch I estimated the total damage done to Government Buildings and Public Works by the storm of September 18th. at $69,000 for which aggregate sum votes of $20,000 and $49,000 were taken at meetings of the Legislative Council held on the 27th. ultimo and 11th. instant and reported in my Des- -patches Nos. 239 and 252 dated the 6th. and 15th. instant respectively. I further stated that the above aggregate would have to be increased on account of damage done by subsequent rain-storms and typhoons and suggested $100,000 as the total amount of the special Public Works Department Votes that would have to be taken in all. Subsequent re- -ports show that I was unfortunately below the mark the further estimates presented by the Director of Public Works for repairs to existing works and works in progress being as follows:- I. Existing Works. Buildings.
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been destroyed. The cost of making good has been estimated

at about $11,000. The peasants are, however, repairing the

damage themselves in the way in which they are accustomed

to meet such disasters.

amage to Govern-

ment Buildings and Public Works.

Gov 40624

Paragraphs 23 to 30.

In my previous despatch I

estimated the total damage done to Government Buildings and

Public Works by the storm of September 18th. at $69,000

for which aggregate sum votes of $20,000 and $49,000 were

taken at meetings of the Legislative Council held on the

27th. ultimo and 11th. instant and reported in my Des-

-patches Nos. 239 and 252 dated the 6th. and 15th. instant

respectively. I further stated that the above aggregate

would have to be increased on account of damage done by

subsequent rain-storms and typhoons and suggested $100,000

as the total amount of the special Public Works Department

Votes that would have to be taken in all. Subsequent re-

-ports show that I was unfortunately below the mark the

further estimates presented by the Director of Public

Works for repairs to existing works and works in progress

being as follows:-

I.

Existing Works.

Buildings.

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