No 259.
My dear Sir,
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the
Victoria, August 27, 1844.
In reply to your letter of the
24th instant, containing a request from
the members of the Committee, that the
building of the Church should be superintended by Government, the Governor adheres to the answer I communicated to
you verbally; namely, that he does not
consider it an act of justice
towards Mr. Pope to call upon him to execute it as a Government work. Of course, a certain
superintendence would be exercised on
the part of the Government as a principal subscriber, but it will not be of such a nature as to dispense with the employment of an architect to prepare the working plans, specification, &c., and direct
Reverend Vincent, Staunton.