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fears that : the Receipts of the

your will only

amount to

£27000 instead of £31078,

as was

anticipated in

framing

the Estimate for Parliament,

and he also has received

Estimates from the Engineers Department, by which it

would appear that the Public Works actually in progress will cost nearly £28,000. Lord Grey regrets

the embarrassment which is

this likely to be felt by Governor Bonham from circumstances, all of which have been beyond his control. At the same time

adverting

to the principle

above stated, that it is better

to spread the progress of

Buildings and other

improvements over a

period

of moderate length instead of compressing the execution

of the whole into a

single

year,

Lord Grey

would not

have been disposed to view

it as a

serious inconvenience in itself if these

facts led to the suspension

of such of the works as

would best admit of being

postponed

So long as the

Colony depends for such purposes on aid from home,

it

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201 fears that : the Receipts of the your will only amount to £27000 instead of £31078, as was anticipated in framing the Estimate for Parliament, and he also has received Estimates from the Engineers Department, by which it would appear that the Public Works actually in progress will cost nearly £28,000. Lord Grey regrets the embarrassment which is this likely to be felt by Governor Bonham from circumstances, all of which have been beyond his control. At the same time adverting to the principle above stated, that it is better to spread the progress of Buildings and other improvements over a period of moderate length instead of compressing the execution of the whole into a single year, Lord Grey would not have been disposed to view it as a serious inconvenience in itself if these facts led to the suspension of such of the works as would best admit of being postponed So long as the Colony depends for such purposes on aid from home, it
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201 fears that : the Receipts of the your will only amount to £27000 instead of £31078, as was anticipated in framing the Estimate for Parliament, and he also has received Estimates from the Engineers Department, by which it would appear that the Public Forks actually in progrees will cost nearly £28.000. Lord brey regrets the embarassment which is this likely to be fell by Governor Bonham from circumstances, all of which have been beyoud his man control. At the same tiine own time ad adverting to the principle above stated, that it is better to spread the progress of Buildings and other over a period improvements over a of moderate lengtte instead of compressing the execution of the whole into a year, = Lord Grey single would not have been disposed to vieco it as a serious incon. very itself if these venience in etsi facts led to the suspension of such of the works as would best admit of being postponed So long a as the Colony depends for such purposes. on aid from home, it
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fears that : the Receipts of the

your will only

amount to

£27000 instead of £31078,

as was

anticipated in

framing

the Estimate for Parliament,

and he also has received

Estimates from the Engineers Department, by which it

would appear that the Public Forks actually in progrees will cost nearly £28.000. Lord brey regrets

the embarassment which is

this likely to be fell by Governor Bonham from circumstances, all of which have been beyoud his man

control. At the same tiine

own

time ad

adverting

to the principle

above stated, that it is better

to spread the progress of

Buildings and other

over a period

improvements over a

of moderate lengtte instead of compressing the execution

of the whole into a

year,

=

Lord Grey

single

would not

have been disposed to vieco

it as a

serious incon.

very

itself if these

venience in etsi

facts led to the suspension

of such of the works as

would best admit of being

postponed

So long a

as the

Colony depends for such purposes. on aid from home,

it

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