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Page 61
... Government . ' The detailed instruc- tions were to follow , but Telford acted with such haste that he had already practically completed his survey before he received them in September 1801 . The letter as indicating the policy of the ...
... Government . ' The detailed instruc- tions were to follow , but Telford acted with such haste that he had already practically completed his survey before he received them in September 1801 . The letter as indicating the policy of the ...
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... Government did not share it . In spite of reports by Telford and Rennie the schemes were postponed from time to time , and little was done until after 1814 , at which time part of the proposed improvements were carried out , when the ...
... Government did not share it . In spite of reports by Telford and Rennie the schemes were postponed from time to time , and little was done until after 1814 , at which time part of the proposed improvements were carried out , when the ...
Page 113
... Government gives the other from this fund ( the For- feited Estates Fund ) , as far as it will reach . Upon these terms £ 20,000 are expending upon Peterhead , and £ 14,000 at Fraser- burgh and the works which we visited at Bervie and ...
... Government gives the other from this fund ( the For- feited Estates Fund ) , as far as it will reach . Upon these terms £ 20,000 are expending upon Peterhead , and £ 14,000 at Fraser- burgh and the works which we visited at Bervie and ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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