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Report on complaint of a trespass by the officers of the Corporation, 1846

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Unique IDA-00434435SeriesCommittee Reports (Various committees), 1842-1899DateBetween 23rd June 1846 and 21st August 1848Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Improvement Committee on a letter from Mr Norton, complaining on the part of the proprietors of the Riley Estate of a trespass by the officers of the Corporation who had been taking stones from Crown Street. The Committee reported that the stones were ballast and rubbish discarded from the Government Quarry onto the line of Crown Street and a portion of Liverpool Street, that the material was being used to repair streets and was difficult and expensive to obtain elsewhere and that permission had been granted by the Government to the Council to use it. Appended: letter from Colonial Architect (Mortimer Lewis) to the City Surveyor; letter signed by William Barker on behalf of James Norton for the owners of the Riley Estate to the Mayor; report of the City Surveyor, Sheilds.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Source system ID21/6/217 [605]

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original Committee Reports created by Council. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that this is an historical record and the language used within the record was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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Report on complaint of a trespass by the officers of the Corporation, 1846