CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3] — Page 537

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on the practicability of adding another story, and this

making the Station

move

complete, you

considered that the

would be

best plan

the

to incu

additional

ex expence

for such story, be as to prevent the original outlay, being almost thrown away.

I have received this information with much regeet, for you

will remember that when the first application for leave

to erect

A..

Central

Police Station was

fiefareed I

ost

reluctanth; consented

to the expenditione

stated to be necessa

reccssary;

tipulated that it

must be certain thal

the Revenue of the

sufficient

Colony was

to meet the several

charges

generally

A

it and

added that Her Majesty Governs

tvo

uld

feel much dissatisfaction Sublic Works,

at

any

not of

an imperative

character, being

undertaken which should in wahre the Colorry in difficulties. I now learn that the outlay of 23067,

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