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6. In consequence therefore of what I have set forth I would request you to move H.E. the Administrator to be good enough to approve of my postponing the elaboration of the Central School, Hospital and Stone Cutters Island Gaol projects until the expiration of the typhoon season in September next, when, public anxiety being allayed, I may relax the pressure under which the Praya reconstruction is being carried on, and thus be enabled to turn my undivided attention to the other works just enumerated.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
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The Governor having returned to the Colony on the 6th of September, 1879, the following notes were written:-----
Let me see my minutes directing the Surveyor General to prepare the Plans, &c., for the Central School, and the Stone Cutters' Island prison.
J. POPE HENNESSY.
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Your obedient Servant,
10th September, 1879.
J. M. PRICE,
Surveyor General
Honourable F. STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
MINUTE BY HEAD MASTER OF CENTRAL SCHOOL AND ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. Speaking of the Central School, as the Plans would go home for approval, it will, on this proposal, be next spring before anything can be done; and I suppose the same holds good for the others.
Submitted.
Let us consider this question raised by Mr. PRICE as to the relative claims of Stone Cutters' prison and the Central School upon his Department, at the Executive Council to-day, when we have the advantage of hearing his views explained in detail.
Attach all other papers on the subject to this.
18th September, 1879.
J. POPE HENNESSY.
9th June, 1879.
MINUTE BY THE ADMINISTRATOR. Approved. This paper to be submitted to the Governor on his return.
10th June, 1879.
MINUTE BY THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. For the Surveyor General to note.
10th June, 1879.
F. STEWART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
W. H. MARSH.
F. STEWART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
MINUTE BY THE SURVEYOR GENERAL.
Noted.
J. M. PRICE.
MINUTE BY THE ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.
File until Governor's return.
F. STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
11th June, 1879.
EXTRACT FROM MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HELD ON THE 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1879.
PRESENT:
His Excellency Governor JOHN POPE HENNESSY, C.M.G.
The Honourable the Colonel Commanding the Troops,--Colonel HALL, R.A.
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, WILLIAM HENRY MARSH.
The Honourable the Acting Attorney General,--JAMES RUSSELL.
The Honourable JOHN MACNEILE PRICE.
"In reply to His Excellency, the Surveyor General states that he hopes in a very short time to be ready with the Plans and Estimates for a Gaol at Stone Cutters' Island and for a new Central School."
"In regard to the latter it is agreed to request the Head Master of the Central School to reduce his Estimate of the number of boys for whom the school would be required, as the extent of ground, in the opinion of the Surveyor General, was too small to accommodate the large number of 700 pupils for which Dr. STEWART had recently estimated."
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