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of Merchants and others with their families that there is scarcely room at present in the shed appropriated to the purposes of a Church; and this difficulty must be expected to increase with the growth of the colony. In the absence of a Garrison Chaplain, the Military likewise contribute to fill the space.
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There is at present scarcely any individual in the colony, with the exception of the officers of the Ordnance department, capable of providing plans, estimates, and specifications for the Church required. The same want prevents my sending home to Your Lordship any proposals for the Court House, Government Offices, and Governor's residence. I have therefore in my separate and confidential Despatch of 11th Dec: 1844, recommended that a really capable Architect and civil Engineer be sent to this colony to perform the necessary duty. In the meanwhile, I cannot help entertaining very serious fears lest one of those hurricanes, called Typhoons, which occur at uncertain periods, should lay in ruins the very unsubstantial and temporary buildings in which the public business is carried on, and the public records are housed.
In the erection of Offices for the transaction of Government business, a portion must be devoted to the Diplomatic department of the Plenipotentiary and Superintendent of British Trade; and I would therefore suggest that a part of the expenditure be carried to the account of...
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of Merchants and others with their families that there is seareely room at
at present in the shed appropriated.. to the purposes of a Church; and this difficulty must be expected_ to increase with the growth of the felony. In the absence of a Garrison Chaplain, the Military likewise contribute to fill the space.
2.
There is at present scarcely any
individual in the felony, with the exception of the officers of the Ordnance department, capable of providing plans estimates and specifications for the Church required. The same want. prevents my sending home- to
Your Lordship any proposals for the fourt_ House, Government Offices, and Governor's residence. Thave therefore in my separate and confidencial_ Despate...
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Tespatch of 11th Deck: 1844, recommended that a really capable Architect and- civil. Engineer be sent to
this
perform-
necessary duty. In the mean- while, I cannot help entertaining very
serious
fears leet one of those hurricanes, called. Typhoons, which
oceur at uncertain periods, should- lay in ruins the
very
unsubstantial
on,
and the
temporary buildings in which the public business is carried- public records are housed..
In the erection of Offices for
the
transaction of Government business,
α
portion must be devoted to the Diplomatie- department of the_ Plenipotentiary and Superintendent of British. Trade; and I would therefore
suggest.
that a part of the expenditure_
be carried to the wee our
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