CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4] — Page 116

by the.

Levere

typhoon of August 1848 ; the

remainder has been rendered necessary

in

consequence of the rapid decay of the timber used. in the floors, when these buildings

wvere

firet

erected, which though the best that could be

procured at the time was

far inferior to memel

timber which it is intended- to use in renewing

them, and which will last-

many years._

this

Year a

I also enclose a Menioran dume-(masked 13) of the amount expended- or likely to be expended_ under the annual estimate for post, between the 1th April 1849 and 31th March 1850 amounting to £1611 15. 11 of which £ 1519, 5.3 is ales for renewing, a portion of the four of the Officers' quarters and Guard

house in consequence of the decay of the timber

mentioned..

sum

as above.

In addition to the above amounts under

various sterns of the annual retimate for 1849 : 50

$115.

£ 115. 11. 214 have been expended to repair. damages at Stanley caused by a severe

-gale in

.

September last, and £$1.19.8 on

Common-

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casual repairs and Barrack damages, together with £122.7.3 on the special estimate. N 4

made out by

your

desire in order to place the various Buildings at Stanley in a temporary state of repair to accommodate the 57 Regiment, who were daily expected from rugland with the Cholera on brand.

I have &c.

/

(Signed) Senge Phillpotts,

It Colonel, B. Rungineers-

at that

(True Copy) (Signed) C.M. Staveley,

faptain, A. M. help..

(True Copy)

Colonial Sewtary-