I imagine that when the dock was built on, it was in a pretty bad way - an open and redundant sewer. I can't see anybody needing to bribe anybody to get rid of it. Different attitudes for different times.
I am sure the new Customs House was seen as a great move forward. You cannot blame the past for not relying so heavily on history for their sense of well-being and importance. The damage at the time of construction was significant. Rather less this time round and there will be an exhibition centre including what remains have been exposed, protected by steps that lead to the park on the site of the old headland.
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