2.
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2.
Government House
Presure of business since
receipt of these instructions, and the
difficulties of arriving at some
final
rangements in a matter of that nature,
arr
have prevented my reporting to your Lordship until now what I had done
to complete the furnishing of those Apartments. I am now however in a. position to state that all the bedrooms
have been handsomely, comfortably and yet economically furnished at a cost- considerably within the prescribed limit of £1.500.
3.
In
accordance with
Your
Lordship's instructions I received on 4th
Enclosure! M. Russell's memo: of 11th February 1970
N9702-124 May
Moay from the Treasury,
a sum of $3,699.
which was the value of the Furniture
purchased from
me
by the Colony
as
ascertained by the Government valuator.
4.
Of that sum however #208 is
properly chargeable to the Reception rooms
as
pointed out in the enclosed memo: of
the Private Secretary, for the room known as
a
"bondois", improperly
Simply
an
so called, is -
auxiliary drawing room where
visitors are received during the hot summer!
months, and which is also set apart for
their use
5.
during large Receptions, Balls res
In
my.
despatch to
Your Lordship
峪
of 12
May last, I intimated that some
7391-69. furniture had been ordered from England,