CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3] — Page 522

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Therefor determined to allow for the present only 250 lamps to be voed which will test Annually £1156.5

and Get the balance between that

Amount and the Lighting rak

an

#

expenditure

against the pistiminary is fonctiture of £1656 · 13.4 until the whole of that sibt be cleared off. It is much to be regretted that so great outlay should have been incurred in the first instance but the Multiplicity of Captain Cooper's duties as Military Engineer Acting Surveyor General may I think not unreasonably account for

And

what I should otherwise were he

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still alive might feel it necessary

Censure - as

Captain Cooper

received from me distinct instruction to take care that

incurred

no expenses were

expenses

6 for lighting which the

funds specially provided for that

/were not

purpose we

fficient to

cover.

I have the honor to be

With the highest respect,

Your

Sif

our most Obedient Mhumble Servant,

John Barning

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