was
A copy of these
new rules
forwarded to His Excellency,
the Governor through the
Colonial Secretary a copy
of the covering letter dated
the 27th December 1849 being
also inclosed herein.
On the 10th January/
1880
a
letter
was received from
the Honorable the Colonial
Secretary stating that His
Excellency could not approve of the
new
rules for admission dating from future
the Government Grant to the City Hall would be paid to
Mr. Ryrie. A copy of this
letter is also inclosed herewith."
It having been the custom
to apply for
the Government
Grant
every six months and
the amount due up to the 31st December having
not
yet been paid, on the 30th January last the Secretary of
the City Hall wrote to the Colonial Secretary asking that
the amount already due should
be paid
over to Mr. D. D.
Sassoon the Honorary Treasurer
of the City Hall.
The only reply to this
last letter
was one
received
from the Colonial Secretary
On
the 12th March last a
copy of which is sent herewith
to
The Committee have never authorised Mr Ryrie to receive the Government Grant
nor do they consider that his
position of Trustee entitles
him