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Your Lordship will be aware that such estimates (and these wore all I had_)

did not warrant

n even

my Commencing proposing public works of importance and accordingly the only buildings created, under the Land Office have been three Police stations, a "Post Office,

and a little Chapel-

-

for funeral services in the Cemetery - all of

indispensable.

which were.

Not insensible, however, to the

importance of suitable- public Offices. (however I might contrive to make shift for a residence) I urged the Acting Surveyor General, after Mr Bordon's departure, to fregrish.

and detailed-

soon

One-

with working drawings estimates to transmit home. He satisfied

me at the time that the actual work in

his

office together with the want of a- draftaman, rendered this impossible. Longer experience and a comparison of the buildings

raised

raised_ by the Land Office with those executed. by the Ordnance Department caused me to apply to Major

Major Aldrich for his assistance -. That able and zealous officer, in consequence

of the large reinforcements to his exps from- England-, very handsomely offered his own-

services without additional remuneration

and enabled me to forward... the detailed_ plans and estimates which accompanied_ my Despatch N. 116.

It is

my drity

to state unreservedly

that the admirable execution of the Ordnance works under Major Aldrich renders it the interest of Government

of Government to raise the

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Civil. Buildings of importance- under the same supervision, whether the durability the east be considered... The training of the- Military department fits it in such a

manner.

for public duties, that I am always glad to avail. myself of it's help. I _

therefore-