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my duty to refer to them, and to the anticipated effects
which, it is feared, may arise by the carrying out of this
Scheme."
Reply of Committee. This paragraph leads to the final
consideration by your Committee of the memorials and
protests from influential owners, and representatives of
land and property in locality of these proposed works before
adverted to, to which we have given the attention which
the gravity of the apprehension, and the arguments against
our scheme, so fully demand. We beg to say, after giving
such communications our very earnest consideration, that
we fail to arrive at any other conclusion than that formerly
expressed by us, namely, that the proposed works are a
great necessity and of great financial importance to the
Parish at large, and that the site selected is most suitable
for the purpose.
And further, as regards the protests of the owners and
others above referred to, whilst giving every consideration
to their natural anxiety on the matter, we feel that we are
justified in holding the opinion that their opposition would
not be maintained by the result of our proposed system of
working, for the reason that the material brought to the
spot in question, would be so quickly dealt with and
deported therefrom, that no excessive quantity of Refuse
would be allowed to accumulate; and that the Railway
arrangements which would be made, would so effectually
carry on the progressive stages of work as to wholly prevent
the adjacent property from suffering annoyance and
consequent depreciation in value. To prevent the possibility
of any such result would be the unceasing care of your
Committee.