CO129-038 - Sir Bonham - 1851 [10-12] & Public Offices - 1851 [10-12] — Page 60

2. From the abovementioned

Jum,

for

£ 14.940.7.7 will be appropriated

the Government

the erection

of

Stoure, agreeably to the sums orted by Parliament

that Service

and £1,319.0.11/21⁄2 must be retained

in hand to meet an

}

unadjusted

bi

GO

Balance that I think I Miny

called on by the Ordnance

Department to settle with them,

bring the value

England for

certain articles

supplied by that department in

the

use

the

Artic

Government Offices which built by the Royal Engineer

Department under instructions

Pudescuor.

of my

3.

After making the above provisions, there remain £2,530 at my Command. This sum I

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have not bought on the Colonial

for 1852/53, as from time

Retimates

to time no doubt it will be required for unforeseen contingencies which in a newly formed Colony must always be expected; but I have thought it uw duty to affrize your Lordship of the fact that, Should I have 'arrach in not

my

bringing this amount to account,

the

error

a

may

be

rectified

and

corresponding reduction be made in the Estimates referred to, and the demand on Parliament be limited to, say,

₤10000.-

4. I have in

my Despatch. . 1270 of the 25th Mitant, and in others, stated my opinion that this Color will at all crents for some time require assistance by Parliamentary

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