CO129-035 - Public Offices - 1850 — Page 145

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Admiralty

should be accepted.

or

the site of the Crown's

Shortland

Copy

143

Winging 13 March 1850

We beg leave to tender for sale by Govt.

A certain

Green Bank, being the House and detached Outbuilding situate on

the property known as Drilling Lot No.51.

We

were induced to make this offer upon the supposition that this property would with a few alterations and additions, make an Excellent Government House. – According to the original plan it was intended that the house should have had three storeys & the foundation was duly built of ample strength accordingly. The present resident, the Brigade Major, intended to have completed this addition & made sundry preparations for the purpose in the purchase of Materials, an attempt which in a beautiful form terraced the original extent of which was £1250 and which we should be prepared to hand over worth the property.

According to plans and estimates, drawn up by Mr Reveley, the additional work, with some other alterations might be completed for £...

Keller's estimate...

at the time of completion. For the

house, upon which work was to commence in Sept. & should be completed by next March, at the conclusion a commodious & handsome Government House will be in readiness within

...par for the present time. The property as your Excellency will perceive is most centrally situated being

on the

part of the Town of Victoria & has about three ...

Excellency L.M. Berkeley ...

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Admiralty should be accepted. or the site of the Crown's Shortland Copy 143 Winging 13 March 1850 We beg leave to tender for sale by Govt. A certain Green Bank, being the House and detached Outbuilding situate on the property known as Drilling Lot No.51. We were induced to make this offer upon the supposition that this property would with a few alterations and additions, make an Excellent Government House. According to the original plan it was intended that the house should have had three storeys & the foundation was duly built of ample strength accordingly. The present resident, the Brigade Major, intended to have completed this addition & made sundry preparations for the purpose in the purchase of Materials, an attempt which in a beautiful form terraced the original extent of which was £1250 and which we should be prepared to hand over worth the property. According to plans and estimates, drawn up by Mr Reveley, the additional work, with some other alterations might be completed for £... Keller's estimate... at the time of completion. For the house, upon which work was to commence in Sept. & should be completed by next March, at the conclusion a commodious & handsome Government House will be in readiness within ...par for the present time. The property as your Excellency will perceive is most centrally situated being on the part of the Town of Victoria & has about three ... Excellency L.M. Berkeley ... Page 143 has been kept as is at the end, assuming it was part of the original scan delineating page metadata, though it was not exactly 6 lines. More context or further information is needed for a more accurate proofread.
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Admira

should be accepted.

or

the past of the Crowse_

Shortn

Copy

143

Winging 13 March 1850

We boy leave to tender for sale & Gout

Aao

Green Bank, bring the House & delached Rungaber britt un

the property known Drilling Let he51.

We

vice built.

تنه

ace induced to make this offer upne the supposition that this property would with a few alberations dadditions, make Excellent Gart Hered – According to the empirical flaw it was intended that the house should have how threestones & the fondation dwilly

built of ample shength accordingly The present resident the Brine intended to have completed this addition & mare secul preparations ofor the pinpoce in the purchave

of Material, amempt which in a beautiful from teraudah the orjinal ext of which wu, t 1250 and which we should be prepared to hand mis to fort worth the property.

According to flens testimate, downsi

filing up Me fleverly, the Smoter fencoal., the additional with some other alterating might be

by Mr Revealy,

Completest for

Kellers Fif

A.

time of abish For th

ރ

hello the comma, ent upon in Sept. & Sch

Conclusion of the grained be next, at the conclusion a compito & handsome for toner

in Readiness within

par for the present time The property as your the mish central Excelling is arran

es callers situated bring

partief

the

part of the Town of talona & has about three 4. 4. Excellency L.M. Berham Bes

ke

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