1.
COPY.
Enclosure No. 2 to Despatch No.44 of the
23rd. January, 1903.
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Hon. Colonial Secretary,
With regard to (1) there are many unfores
seen items which crop up, such as decayed or ant-eaten beams,
leaky roofs, &c., all of which must be attended to. They can-
not be allowed to stand over until money becomes available next
year.
With regard to (7), I need not have re-
peated the part of the explanation to which you refer. The new
contract came into force on the 1st. July last. The monthly
payment under the old contract was about $2,520; under the new
contract, it is about $3,200.
Item (2). I am unable to give any further
explanation of the excess of $50 than that it was for repairs
which were considered necessary.
Item (3). The excess of $120 is 2 on the
cannot be given.
Vote. Exact estimates for such item
Item (5). The excess of $90 is 3% on the
Vote.
Item (9). As buildings are completed and
occupied, the lanes and streets around them must be kerbed,
chanelled, &c., in order to maintain the place in a sanitary
condition,
Item (13). The excess of $98 is about 5 ti
on the Vote. The cost of the work was underestimated,
Item (14). The rock on which the Perch is
erected was believed to be flat, instead of which it proved to
be a pinnacle and a large amount of rubble had to be deposited
in order to form a base for the Perch.
Item (18). A sum of $150 more was spent
during