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I have been informed, that we have sufficient funds to

do so, perhaps His Excellency will allow me

to make that alteration.

I have, to

(Signed) A T. Gordon.

Surveyor General

True Copy.

Memo Colonial Secretary:

1846

Sir

In 1658 Whong

282

RESERVED

AUG 26 1848

Royal Engineer's Office, Victoria,

Hongkong, 12th November, 1846.

I have the honor to return to

you

& letter No. 66 Report and Estimate No.7, with 5 Drawings. for a Botanical Church, forwarded to me in your letter of the 9th Instant, requesting me by order of His Excellency the Governor to report

thereon.

I have examined the drawings, and the only suggestion I would beg to offer for consideration, (and which is more a matter of taste), is that the roof I think would be thought

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I have been informed, that we have sufficient funds to do so, perhaps His Excellency will allow me to make that alteration. I have, to (Signed) A T. Gordon. Surveyor General True Copy. Memo Colonial Secretary: 1846 Sir In 1658 Whong 282 RESERVED AUG 26 1848 Royal Engineer's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 12th November, 1846. I have the honor to return to you & letter No. 66 Report and Estimate No.7, with 5 Drawings. for a Botanical Church, forwarded to me in your letter of the 9th Instant, requesting me by order of His Excellency the Governor to report thereon. I have examined the drawings, and the only suggestion I would beg to offer for consideration, (and which is more a matter of taste), is that the roof I think would be thought more in keeping with: the general style of the building, if the trusses were ornamented, with pointed arches in the intervals, on a queen-post truss, instead of being ornamented in the Norman style upon a king post truss The Hon'ble Major Caine, Officer Colonial Secretary.

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unced, that we have sufficient funds to is commen. do po, perhaps His Excellency will allow me to make that alteration. I have, to (Signed) A T. Gordon. Surveyor General Rue Copy. Mani Colonial Secretary: 1846 Sir in 1658 Whong 282 RESER རྣ་ རྗོ! AUG 26 1848 Royal Engineer's Offer, Victoria, Hongkong, 12th November, 1946. I have the honor to return to you & letter N 66 Report and Exlimate No.7, with 5 Drawings. for a betonial Church, forwarded to me in your letter of the 9th Instant, requesting me by order of His Excellency the Governor to report thereon. I have examined the drawings, and the only suggestion I would beg to offer for consideration, ( and which is much but one of taste), is that the roof I think would be thought more in keeping with: the general style of the building, if the trusses were ornamented, with pointed arches a in the intervals, on queen-post. truss, instead of being ornamented in the Norman stifle upon a king post truss The Honble Major Caine, Offic Colonial Secretary.

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unced, that we have sufficient funds to

is commen.

do po, perhaps His Excellency will allow me

to make that alteration.

I have, to

(Signed) A T. Gordon.

Surveyor General

Rue Copy.

Mani Colonial Secretary:

1846

Sir

in 1658 Whong

282

RESER

རྣ་ རྗོ!

AUG 26 1848

Royal Engineer's Offer, Victoria,

Hongkong, 12th November, 1946.

I have the honor to return to

you

& letter N 66 Report and Exlimate No.7, with 5 Drawings. for a betonial Church, forwarded to me in your letter of the 9th Instant, requesting me by order of His Excellency the Governor to report

thereon.

I have examined the drawings, and the only suggestion I would beg to offer for consideration, ( and which is much but one of taste), is that the roof I think would be thought

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