CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3] — Page 255

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Salary £. 300. The enclosed documents will corroborate my own recommendation. On the other hand I have to recommend that a saving of about £.500 per annum be effected by causing all future brick Works to be executed by the Surveyor General, without any aid from the Ordnance Department. When Despatch Nr. 116 of 1845 was written, the early exigencies of the Colony, called for an amount of works which were far beyond the power of the Surveyor General's Establishment, but as little now remains to be built except the Governor's own residence, the Civil Department of Works is fully equal to all exigencies, even though I have abolished the Office of Deputy Surveyor General. An amount of £511, paid during the last year to the Ordnance Department, may be thereby saved.

I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordships, Most Obedient, Humble Servant, ndanis

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Salary £. 300. The enclosed documents will corroborate my own recommendation. On the other hand I have to recommend that a saving of about £.500 per annum be effected by causing all future brick Works to be executed by the Surveyor General, without any aid from the Ordnance Department. When Despatch Nr. 116 of 1845 was written, the early exigencies of the Colony, called for an amount of works which were far beyond the power of the Surveyor General's Establishment, but as little now remains to be built except the Governor's own residence, the Civil Department of Works is fully equal to all exigencies, even though I have abolished the Office of Deputy Surveyor General. An amount of £511, paid during the last year to the Ordnance Department, may be thereby saved. I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordships, Most Obedient, Humble Servant, ndanis 251
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Salary £. 300. The enclosed documents will corroborate my own recommendation. On the other hand I have to recommend. that a saving of about. £.500 per annun be effected by causing all future brink "Works to be ersecuted by the Surveyor General, without any aid from the Ordnance Department. When Despatch Nr. 116 of 1845 was written, the early ersigencies of the Colony, called for an amount of works which were my beyond the power of the Surveyor General's Establishment, but as little- now remains to be built except the Governor's own residence, the Civil Department of Works 1 fully equal to all exigencies, even though I have abolished. the Office of Deputy Surveyor General . An amount of £511, paid during the last year to the Ordnance Department, may be thereby saved. I have the honor to be, "With the highest respect, Your Lordships, Most Obedient, Humble Servant, ndanis 251
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Salary £. 300. The enclosed documents will

corroborate

my

own recommendation.

On the other hand I have to recommend.

that

a

saving of about. £.500 per

annun

be

effected by causing all future brink "Works to be ersecuted by the Surveyor General, without any aid from the Ordnance Department. When Despatch Nr. 116 of 1845 was written, the early ersigencies of the Colony, called for

an amount of

works which were

my

beyond the power of the Surveyor General's Establishment, but as little- now remains to be built except the Governor's own residence, the Civil Department of Works 1 fully equal to all exigencies, even though I have abolished. the Office of Deputy Surveyor General . An amount of £511, paid during the last

year

to the Ordnance Department, may be thereby saved.

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

ndanis

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