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3. It is clear that the business can only be done 
by sharing it out in that way, when we consider 
what has to be undertaken. The roads and bridges, 
the taxes, the courts of law, the police, the schools, 
and the post-offices, are some of the many important 
affairs that the government has to manage. 
4. At the head of the Departments we have one 
under the charge of the Colonial Secretary, who 
is the first officer of the government, after his 
Excellency. It is through his office that letters 
pass to and from the Secretary of State in London, 
and in it all the money matters of the colony are 
arranged. 
5. The main roads and bridges, the public build- 
ings, and the lighthouses are under the care of the 
Public Works Department, whose chief officer is 
called the Director. This department has to see 
to the repair of about 2000 miles of main roads, 
as well as of numerous bridges. It has done much 
to add to the safety and convenience of travelling 
in the island, by building several fine and costly 
bridges. 
6. Over the Dry River, where the water has been 
known to rise as high as 37 feet above the bed 
within a few hours, and at a spot which was 
dangerous and a hindrance to traffic, a fine bridge, 
46 feet above the river bed, has been built, so that, 
even when the water is at its highest, the river may 
be crossed. 
