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care shall be taken, should the matter be referred to me.

I return the original Enclosures to Your Lordship's letter.

I have &c.

(Signed) Kinny Pollinger

The Honourable

A. MR. Johnston Esq.

Victoria With October 1843

Sir,

Your Letter of the 17th Instant intimating that you intended to appoint Mr. R. Abrachon to be the hire of your Agent for during your absence.

I have had the honor to receive

The Officiating Deputy Colonial Secretary directed by my desire to Mr. Strachen to ascertain the rent which you mentioned) and received a reply, that it was to be $1350 per Month.

Mr. Strachen added that, should this offer be accepted, you understand, that it will be required, that the House shall be delivered up, when vacated, in the same condition and repair in which it now is.

Considering, that this reply to Mr Weisnam as Organ of Government for my information, I think the style is, to say the least of it, in extreme bad taste and the proposal it contains appears to me to be altogether preposterous and utterly inadmissible, because, were it agreed to, and Your House to be destroyed by a Typhoon, Lightning, or other Act of God, or fall of itself, the Government would have to rebuild it. In fact: the plain English of the proposal is, that you are giving upwards of 12 Per Cent: Interest.

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care shall be taken, should the matter be referred to me. I return the original Enclosures to Your Lordship's letter. I have &c. (Signed) Kinny Pollinger The Honourable A. MR. Johnston Esq. Victoria With October 1843 Sir, Your Letter of the 17th Instant intimating that you intended to appoint Mr. R. Abrachon to be the hire of your Agent for during your absence. I have had the honor to receive The Officiating Deputy Colonial Secretary directed by my desire to Mr. Strachen to ascertain the rent which you mentioned) and received a reply, that it was to be $1350 per Month. Mr. Strachen added that, should this offer be accepted, you understand, that it will be required, that the House shall be delivered up, when vacated, in the same condition and repair in which it now is. Considering, that this reply to Mr Weisnam as Organ of Government for my information, I think the style is, to say the least of it, in extreme bad taste and the proposal it contains appears to me to be altogether preposterous and utterly inadmissible, because, were it agreed to, and Your House to be destroyed by a Typhoon, Lightning, or other Act of God, or fall of itself, the Government would have to rebuild it. In fact: the plain English of the proposal is, that you are giving upwards of 12 Per Cent: Interest.
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care shall be infreed, should. The muller be referred to me.

Ireturn the briginal. Enclosures to Your Lordship's letter.

I have &c.

| Signed) Kinny Pollinger

The Menewable

A. MR. Johnston Esq.

Nictoria W1th October 1843

Sir.

your

Letter

of the

17th Instant intimating

that.

you.

House to Government

I have had the honor to receive

intended to appoint. Mr. R. Abrachon to be

the hire of your

гор

Agent for

during your

absence.

Secretary screte by my

The Officiating. Deputy Colonial

desire to Mr. Stracken

to ascertain the rent / which you

emitted to

mention ) and received a reply, that it was

522

to be #1350 per Month.

Mr. Strachen added that, thould will be pleased to

"this offer be accepted, you

" understand, that it will be required, that the " House shall be delivered up, when vacated,

" in the same.

" which it

gred condition and repair in

now is,"

was

Considering, that this reply te Mr Weisnam as Organ of

addressed to Mr. Weisnam.

f

The

کمر

Government for my information, I think the style is, to say

the least of it, in extreme bad taste and the proposal it contains appears to me to be altogether preposterous and utterly madmissible, because, were it agreed to. and Your Meuse to be destroyed by a Typhoon.

Lightning,

ther Act of Earthquake, or

God, or full of itself, the Government would.

have do rebuild. it. In fact : the plain English

should receive a

of the proposal is, that

you

Wint: giving upwards of 12. Per Cent: Interest-

to

to)

for

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