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that he and I differ considerably as to the meaning of many words in the English language, and therefore fear that any attempt at explanation on my part would but lead to additional and irksome queries.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your Most Obedient Servant
(Signed) William Caine
Acting Surveyor General
Augst 19th September 1856
Captain Crafter, R.E.,
Acting Surveyor General
"I have the honor to acknowledge your letter No. 21 of this date, in which you refer to and finally decline to give me any information whatever as to how you have disposed of the materials of my Confiscated property.
This would seem to be sufficiently discouraging to any further queries on my part, but it is not, as I find, occasion to put the following further queries, though they should turn out as unproductive as the first, and even be exposed to your charge of being eccentric.
1stly. Are the materials in question deposited on the site of or being worked up in the construction of the new Central Police Station in Wellington Street? And being worked up in its construction. The Contract price of that new work is said by common report to be $15,000, which must be the full and fair market price of the work to be done. My materials being placed in the hands of your contractor ought to make a considerable difference either to him or to the public in the benefit of that contract, and as my object in ascertaining, or at worst finding that I cannot ascertain, how far the Colonial Chest has been eased and the public benefited at my expense, I take leave to put to you the following further queries.
2ndly. What sum of money or other consideration have you given to the Contractor for the materials of my late houses which he is now working up in the construction of the new Central Police Station? What has been the form of that consideration? Has it been fixed sums of money, and if so in what amount, been paid for the Materials, or has their appraised value been abated from the original Contract price of the new Government buildings? If so, what was the date when the value, if in money, was paid into the Colonial Treasury? If in abatement, what was the date when that abatement was indorsed on the original Contract, and when the same was officially audited.
3rdly. In what amount has your Department reimbursed Her Majesty's Government for the labor of its convicts employed in removing the materials in question to the site where they now lie?
4thly. Equally, and again, whether after disposing of the materials to the intent and purposes of the warrant, namely the abatement of the alleged nuisance and defraying all due charges to its abatement, whether in the shape of reimbursing Government for Convict labor or in any other shape, you do or do not hold any surplus proceeds at your disposal on demand.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your Most Obedient Servant
(Signed) N. Hudson
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that he and I differ Linciderably as to the meaning of many words
in
the English language, and therefore fear that any attempt
at exploration on my part moned but el. at additional and air-
scombrie
queries.
I have the honor to Pay Hir,
A 18. Hudson
Сору
N.5.
Your Most Obedient Servant (Signed) William Camper
Acting Surveyor Several
Anghing 19th September 1856
Captain Crafter, WE,
Acting Surenger Feneral
"I have the honor to acknowledge gunsletter No. 21 of this date, in which you referee and finally decline to give Ene any information whatever as to how you have disposed of me the materials of ony Confiscated property.
This mould seem to he sufficiently discouraging to any further queries on my part, but it is out, as I find, recasion to put the following further queries, cum thingh they should turn tut as unproductive as the first, and even be exposed to your Kan of beipy eccentric.
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Iso. the Inaterials in question Reposited on the site of or
of the Police Station in Wellington Street and being worked up in its Construction. The Contract price of that new work is said by Common report to be of 15 000, which must be to kon accordingly
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as the full and fair market price of the work to be done. My materials being placed in the hands of your contractor in
enght to make a
Considerable difference either to him or to the public in the
in the benefit of that contract, and as my object in tascuntain,
of as or at worst find that I cannot accertain, how far the Colonial Chest has been eased and this public benefited at my expence,
take leave bi put to you the follering further queries.
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to
Satly. What sum of money or other consideration has
your
given for the materials of my late houses which he is no-
Contracter
working up
the Construction of the new Central Police Station? Qualy that has bun the form of that consideration ? Nass fixed sums of money, and if so in what amount, buon paid for the Materials, or has their affraised value bunabated from the original Contract price of the new Levernerent be
buildings. If es, the date when the value, if in more,
ey, mas paid into the Kolonials Measury ? if in abatement, the date when that abaten
- ment mass indorsed on the original Bitract, and when the
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officially audited.
Badly. In what amount has your Department reimbursed Ver Majesty's Gon
cement for the laber of its convicto imployed in removing t
the materials in question to the site where they now lie? 4thly Equally, and again, whether after disposing of the Matural- rip to the intent and purposes of the Marron
1 purposes of the narrant, namely the cultion of the alleged nuisance and defraying all due chargez to its seiten, wither in the shape of reimbursing Bouren ment for Convict laber or in any ot
noidentat
in any other shops, you do or do not hold "any surplus proends at any disposal on demand.
I have the honor to be, sir,
Your Mort Obadiant Lent
(Signed) N.
Hudson
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