Works.

Thomas A. Begly,
Sec. Board of Works.

Hamilton H. Killarly,
President Board of Works.

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The estimate for 1845 was 125,200, as may be seen by the following
report of the Inspector General of Canada, as laid before
Parliament:--

PUBLIC WORKS.

CANADA WEST.

For present repairs to the Chatham Bridge L100

For improving the Grand River Swamp Road--total
10,000--required this year 9,000

For improving Rouge Hill and Bridge, also another
bridge and hill east of the former--total L6,500--
required this year 5,000

For Belleville Bridge 1,500

For the completion of the Dover Road over the
mountain, to the limits of the town of Hamilton, and
erection of toll-gates 5,500

For the improvement of the road from L'Original
to Bytown, by Hattfield, Gifford, Buckworth, and
Green's Creeks, as surveyed and estimated, together
with the building of a bridge across the narrow
channel, at the mouth of the Rideau, on the line of
the road from Gattineau Ferry to Bytown--total
cost, L5,930--required this year L3,000

Owen's Sound Road, comprehending the line from
Dundas by Guelph, to Owen's Sound direct (this
sum being for the chopping, clearing, drawing, and
forming of the portion not yet opened, and towards
the lowering of hills, or otherwise improving such
bad parts of the line between Nicolet and Dundas
as most require it) 4,000

For opening the road throughout from Lake Ontario,
at Windsor Harbour, to Georgius Bay, on
Lake Huron, this sum being for the opening of the
road from the head of Scugog Road to the Narrow's
bridge 2,000

For improving Queenston and Grimsby Road,
for laying on the metal already delivered, and completing
such parts left unfinished as are most advanced,
and establishing gates 8,000

(To finish the remainder of this communication
within the Niagara district will cost L16,000, and
that within the Gore district L10,000.)

For improving the Trent navigation, towards the
completion of the works now in progress L12,000--for
this yea