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the battery on point Maskelyne, and raised a redoubt with eight embrasures on the east point of the cove, and mounted them with cannon. Two guns were also mounted on the high part of Garden Island. Made good the public roads, and repaired them at various times, and threw bridges over the gullies. An excellent framed bridge was built over Duck-river, capable of bearing the weight of several heavy loaded carriages at one time. At Sydney a good granary, 72 feet in length by 21 in width, with two floors, was built out of the ruins of a mill-house, which had been erected with much labour and expense by Lieutenant-governor Grose, there not being a building of that description at Sydney. Built a framed and weather-boarded house on the Green-hills at the Hawkesbury, for the residence of the commanding officer of that district. This house was shingled, and furnished with a cellar, a kitchen, and other accommodations, and surrounded with paling. Erected a second strong wind-mill tower at Sydney, 36 feet in height. This tower, before it was covered in, was so damaged by a storm which continued during three days, that it was taken down, and was rebuilt and completed. A weather-boarded store-house with two wings was built at Sydney, and on the burning of the church was converted into a temporary place of worship. At Parramatta a weather-boarded granary, 140 feet in length, was built for the reception of maize. This building was shingled. Built a complete smith's shop for forges at Sydney. Erected at Sydney an excellent brick granary, 100 feet long and 22 wide, with three floors. An addition was made to this building about 70 feet in length, for a kiln for drying the grain. Built a range of barracks at Sydney for three officers. Erected a handsome church at Parramatta, 100 feet in length and 44 in width, with a room 20 feet long, raised on stone pillars, and intended for a vestry or council room. (See the Plate.) Began the foundation of a church at Sydney, but of larger dimensions. Built a tower steeple at the same place for a town clock; and some time afterwards, having been much damaged by the same storm that injured the wind-mill, it was repaired at the south angle, and the whole made good with plaster, and coated with lime. Built an apartment of brick in the yard of the old gaol, before it was burnt, for debtors, containing three rooms. Paled in a naval yard on the west side of the cove, and erecte
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