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See 13842/33 for discussion of the Gov's country resi- dence.
In 1932 we approved a scheme for rebuilding
Government House and generally for replanning and
rebuilding all Government offices etc. on the site
of the present Government House. It now appears
that that scheme was not proceeded with owing to
the objections of Sir A. Caldecott.
The present Governor now proposes to proceed
with part of the scheme and build a new Government
House at Magazine Gap. The reasons for this appear
to be sound in that it is no longer economically
sound to maintain the present building. It would
also enable Mountain Lodge to be given up, thus
saving the cost of maintaining a third house for the
Governor. The cost ofthe new house would be met
by funds from the sale of the sites referred to on
page 4 of the despatch, but it is proposed in the
first instance that it should be met from surplus
balances which will be replenished by the sale
of the sites in due course.
I fear that we have not sufficient information
to judge of the merits or demerits of the scheme
here, as it is essentially a matter which needs
lecal knowledge. The Governor has already given
instructions for the commencement of the work on
the assumption that approval of the scheme six years
ago