might cheerfully become involved, is more than $60,000, besides entertaining proposals from such, especially as the Acting Attorney General (Judge Poll) considers the Government not legally liable, and that those who wish to save their houses and preserve the wall opposite them must do so at their own expense).
That opinion does not, I fear, tally entirely with an opinion of the Attorney General (Mr. Pannelfate) now absent in England, which opinion was given on that very point in October last year. Mr. Pannelfate ... "undertake its repairs". I believe that it is the intention of some parties to bring the matter, if possible, before the Courts, but whatever the result may be I confess that at this moment these hitherto unforeseen but possibly imminent calls on the Public Treasury cause me much anxiety. They strongly corroborate the view expressed in my despatch No. 361.
Para 21. that "unless there be in hand an available balance of at least $100,000 it is difficult now and then to meet pressing necessities from incoming revenue alone. Even supposing that the Government succeeds in proving its case it is clear that the Government is unquestionably liable and must therefore ... of the Prayer and must ...