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.
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
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desire to Mr. Stracken
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to be #1350 per Month.
Mr. Strachen added that, thould will be pleased to
"this offer be accepted, you
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was
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addressed to Mr. Weisnam.
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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
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for
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