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I have no doubt it is quite corrects; I beg leave here to state that on the 12th October 1844, Mr. Fearon the then General Registrar was written to, instructing him to provide himself with Plans and enter into a Contract with a builder for the exection of the house - premises, as I was so fully occupied I could not attend to it; accordingly Mr. Fearon prepared a plan on a sheet of foolscap paper, and underneath was an agreement from a Chinaman, Assam, to build the house without further stipulations, except that he should be paid in instalments of $1,000 at certain intervals as the work progressed. Upon the first demand for payment, I was required to certify that it was due, and finally, the documents relating to it were so imperfect, I promiced to prepare a regular plan and contract, which were given over to Mr. Fearon who made the Contractor sign them in liew of the original.

The work was proceeded with slowly, that Sir John Davis directed me to take the work in hand; the Attorney General was consulted, and the Contract being broken, on account of non-compliance with its terms, and on the 11th September, 1845, nearly a year after its commencement, I applied in the usual terms for an Overseer for the above purpose, and in addition to which he had the charge of the erection of three other buildings; under such circumstances, I respectfully submit that no blame can be attributable to me for defective or inefficient workmanship.

True Copy,

Signed;

for the Surveyor General.

Colonial Secretary.

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4. I have no doubt it is quite corrects; I beg leave here to state that on the 12th October 1844, Mr. Fearon the then General Registrar was written to, instructing him to provide himself with Plans and enter into a Contract with a builder for the exection of the house - premises, as I was so fully occupied I could not attend to it; accordingly Mr. Fearon prepared a plan on a sheet of foolscap paper, and underneath was an agreement from a Chinaman, Assam, to build the house without further stipulations, except that he should be paid in instalments of $1,000 at certain intervals as the work progressed. Upon the first demand for payment, I was required to certify that it was due, and finally, the documents relating to it were so imperfect, I promiced to prepare a regular plan and contract, which were given over to Mr. Fearon who made the Contractor sign them in liew of the original. The work was proceeded with slowly, that Sir John Davis directed me to take the work in hand; the Attorney General was consulted, and the Contract being broken, on account of non-compliance with its terms, and on the 11th September, 1845, nearly a year after its commencement, I applied in the usual terms for an Overseer for the above purpose, and in addition to which he had the charge of the erection of three other buildings; under such circumstances, I respectfully submit that no blame can be attributable to me for defective or inefficient workmanship. True Copy, Signed; for the Surveyor General. Colonial Secretary.
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مجھے

letter, Chave

no doubt it is quite corrects; I beg leave here to state that on the 12th

Registrar

October 1844, Mr. Fearow the then General and intended occupant of the

was written to, instructing him to

house

provide himself with Plans and enter into

a

the

Contract with a builder for the exection of

- premises, as Ewas so fully occupied

Icould not attend to it; accordingly Mr.

on a

sheet of

Fearon prepared a plan foolscap paper, and underneath was an agreement from a Chinaman, Assam, to build the house without further stipulations, except that he should be paid in

instalments of $1,000 at certain intervals

as the work progressed. Upon the first

demand for payment,

certify

Zwas

required to

that it was due, and finally,

the documents relating to it were so imperfect, promiced to prepare a regular

plar and contract, which were given

over to

155

Mr. Fearon who made the Contractor sign

them in liew of the original.

to plowly,

The work was proceeded with

that Sir John Davis directed me

to take the work in hand; the Attorney

General

broken,

was consulted, and the Contract-

on account

its terms, and on

of non-compliance with

the 11th September, 1845,

nearly a year after its comm

commencement, Lapplied in the usual terms

for

an

Overseer

for the above purpose, and in addition to which he had the charge of the erection of three other buildings ; under such cinurnstances, Irespectfully submit that

na

flame

"

can be attributable to me

defective or inefficient workmanship.

True Sify

I have,

Signed;

fo.,

for the

that St den beheerly

Surveyor General.

Coloniet Secretary .

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