CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8] — Page 249

2.

to

arrange preliminary matters.

Your Exceltoney will percsion fans

the Crustees letter and the copies of correspondence

of the

attacked thereto, that the Committer wished to be made acquainted with the views Government in the event of the successful

Mchitect being a public servants, and how to act should such be the casd, one

of the competing Architects being Mr Pope, an officer in the Surveyor General's Department; who, with the sanction of Sir John Davis, sent in his proposals.

that the

be

Accordingly, the Chairmand wrote an official letter to the Government, requesting,

5 gratuitous services of Mr. Pofer might be gives: A copy of this letter Lattack hereto.

The answer

by the Eglonial Secuting, copy of which I herewith enclosed, appears to our very clear 1 ( I-beg Your Excellency will

have the kindness to note it specially);

as it is therein set forth, that the contemplated

service is not a

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Government work, that Government being large subscribers, an officer of theirs would superintend the work in a certain degree; but, that the Architect complayed for the preparation of the plans, specifications, working drawings, should be appointed by the Committee, who, in the trout of his being a Public servant, could not in justice be called upon to execute such services as

aced

a Government work.

event

I must here explain to Your Excellency that Leons not award that this correspondence)

had taken place, and was co

consequently ignorant

of the facts therein stated; that I was directed by fir John Davis to prepare the requisites plans, specifications for the erection of the building.

knowledge

with his entere

Aid

son wing drawings

and I did so

and concurrence).

I admit that much of my public

time was occupied, but I do not imagine

will consider that a bar-

Your Excellency will consider