the Community subscribed to 3000.
On the face of this promise the Committee set to work and obtained plans and Estimates, which they relied, nor do they appear, at least from these Papers to have issued a second circular to the public, none of which were sanctioned by the Home Govt until one came in at a greatly reduced rate amounting to £6959. The Governor then passed an Ordinance (11 March 1887) anchoring, I imagine, that the Estimate of £6969 was too low, and hence the Trustees were compelled twice to solicit the Secretary of State to grant a sum equal to double the amount of the Subscriptions "provided such a grant did not exceed £4000. One would suppose that this Ordinance made it patent to everybody that the Building has gone on and is finished but with a Debt of £4,863. The Trustees actually ratified the arrangement sanctioned by the Government and by law.
On this subject, the arrangement was that the Secretary of State was to grant a sum equal to double the amount of the Subscriptions. However, the request was refused. The Trustees insist that the Colony would prefer an all-round sum being made out in this manner in 1884, which they make out to be £1224.
It appears that the Committee was being contracted on and still rely on the promise. The Papers mentioned above were sanctioned by the Home Government, and the Governor then passed an altered arrangement announcing the sanctioned amount. The Trustees were bound to do so, and it was probably too low, and hence they were compelled to solicit the Secretary of State to grant more money, but it was refused. The Fustels insist that this situation supersede any previous understanding not ratified, but it was not.
It seems that there was a negociation with Bird Davis in 1884, and the Trustees prefer all around being on this situation on the bout of £1224.
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After re-examining the text, here is the corrected version in HTML format:the Community subscribed to 3000.
On the face of this promise the Committee set to work and obtained plans and Estimates, which they relied, nor do they appear, at least from these Papers to have issued a second circular to the public, none of which were sanctioned by the Home Govt until one came in at a greatly reduced rate amounting to £6959. The Governor then passed an Ordinance (11 March 1887) anchoring, I imagine, that the Estimate of £6969 was too low, and hence the Trustees were compelled twice to solicit the Secretary of State to grant a sum equal to double the amount of the Subscriptions "provided such a grant did not exceed £4000. One would suppose that this Ordinance made it patent to everybody that the Building has gone on and is finished but with a Debt of £4,863. The Trustees actually ratified the arrangement sanctioned by the Government and by law.
On this subject, the arrangement was that the Secretary of State was to grant a sum equal to double the amount of the Subscriptions. However, the request was refused. The Trustees insist that the Colony would prefer an all-round sum being made out in this manner in 1884, which they make out to be £1224.
It appears that the Committee was being contracted on and still rely on the promise. The Papers mentioned above were sanctioned by the Home Government, and the Governor then passed an altered arrangement announcing the sanctioned amount. The Trustees were bound to do so, and it was probably too low, and hence they were compelled to solicit the Secretary of State to grant more money, but it was refused. The Fustees insist that this situation supersede any previous understanding not ratified, but it was not.
It seems that there was a negotiation with Bird Davis in 1884, and the Trustees prefer all around being on this situation on the bout of £1224.
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On the face of this promise the Committee set to work and obtained plans and Estimates, which they relied, nor do they appear, at least from these Papers to have issued a second circular to the public, none of which were sanctioned by the Home Govt until one came in at a greatly reduced rate amounting to £6959. The Governor then passed an Ordinance (11 March 1887) anchoring, I imagine, that the Estimate of £6969 was too low, and hence the Trustees were compelled twice to solicit the Secretary of State to grant a sum equal to double the amount of the Subscriptions "provided such a grant did not exceed £4000. One would suppose that this Ordinance made it patent to everybody that the Building has gone on and is finished but with a Debt of £4,863. The Trustees actually ratified the arrangement sanctioned by the Government and by law.
On this subject, the arrangement was that the Secretary of State was to grant a sum equal to double the amount of the Subscriptions. However, the request was refused. The Trustees insist that the Colony would prefer an all-round sum being made out in this manner in 1884, which they make out to be £1224.
It appears that the Committee was contracted on and still rely on the promise. The Papers mentioned above were sanctioned by the Home Government, and the Governor then passed an altered arrangement announcing the sanctioned amount. The Trustees were bound to do so, and it was probably too low, and hence they were compelled to solicit the Secretary of State to grant more money, but it was refused. The Fustees insist that this situation supersede any previous understanding not ratified, but it was not.
It seems that there was a negotiation with Bird Davis in 1884, and the Trustees prefer all around being on this situation on the bout of £1224.