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seems to be sold at so much a foot superficial ! And now 
let us return once more to our public and other buildings 
and push on our essay, nearer to its close. 
As a public building the new part of the Colonial 
Hospital has very much to commend it ; nor is the old 
portion of the establishment destitute of design and 
general effectiveness for no doubt in former days it was 
looked upon as the glory of the town and pride of our 
colony. The roofs of the new hospital have, for some 
good reason we take it, been painted red or of a rich tile 
colour. The effecl; by way of contrast is certainly pleas- 
ing, and the colour adopted seems to suit the rather 
peculiar style of the building, having something of Queen 
Anne's style or touch about it.* This scanty notice should 
not be closed without making very honorable mention 
of the new Alms House on the Brick-dam, especially 
its road front or attractive fagade contrasting won- 
derfully with the old ugly building alongside of it, and 
perhaps gaining extra beauty by its close proximity. It 
presents to the passers-by a fine specimen of Italian art 
done in good hard wood, all well proportioned, compact 
and cleverly roofed in, and in a word masterly worked 
out. It seems however to tell the stranger a different 
story than its originators intended it to tell to, or itself 
had any right to suggest ; for its external grandeur would 
lead a casual passer by to suppose that a Governor of 
* Where roof shingles require colouring and painting, no doubt the 
oil helps to preserve them ; red is evidently the most suitable and proper 
colour for the purpose, harmonizing with the surrounding green and 
giving some colour to the picture before us ; nor is much violence done 
to the shingles by so painting them, considering they started their 
public life with their own natural wallaba colour upon them ; red or 
something very near it. 
