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Labourdonnais built barracks, grain stores, warehouses, houses, a hospital, the Government
House, forts and roads. He also built:
• quays for ships to load and unload goods.
• a shipyard to repair and build ships.
• an aqueduct to bring water from Grand River North West to Port Louis.
• roads to link Port Louis with Pamplemousses and Moka.
1. Match the buildings with their uses.
1
2
3
4
1. Government House
2. Grain store
3. Hospital
4. Warehouse
Source: J.Addison & K.Hazareesingh
Pic. 4 Plan of Port Louis and buildings built by Labourdonnais
1.4 port louis harbour and town
ACTIVITY 1.4
Buildings
Barracks
Grain stores
Forts
Hospital
Warehouses
Uses
to defend the port
to look after sick sailors and settlers
to house the soldiers
to store goods
to store food