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at the outer extremity of the pier be increased
from 50 feet to 60 feet.
3. Steps, 4'0" wide, to be provided in
angle formed by pier and projecting for ramp.
The Chairman then mentioned that he had inter-
viewed Mr Ordish, Engineer of the Naval Yard Extension
and ascertained from him that he was prepared to re-
commend that a sum of £1,000 or about $10,000 be paid
by the Admiralty to the Victoria Recreation Club for
reinstating their buildings on the new site. This
was arrived at by taking the cubic contents of the
old Club Building, amounting to 105,840 cubic feet
which he valued at .08¢ per cubic foot, as the cost
of erecting such a building at the present time. This
gave $8,467 to which must be added something for foundations or, sey, in all, $10,000.
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Mr Ordish had further agreed that, as the
cost of materials and labour was at present excessive
an allowance of .10 might be made for the cost of
the building, which would bring up the sum total to
$12,000.
After some discussion it was unanimously
agreed that a sum of $15,000 should be accepted as a
full discharge of the Club's claims, provided the
Admiralty would undertake to form the foundations of
the building when constructing the pier. It was
pointed out that the position of the buildings would
be much more exposed than on the old site and conse-
quently more substantial buildings would be required.
The Chairman was asked to see Mr Ordish and endeavour
to
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