CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6] — Page 436

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which has been sanctioned to assist me in furnishing the private apartments would of course under these circumstances, as I have already observed, be an arrangement most favourable to me, and the condition attached to the grant offering the furniture to my successor at a valuation would probably prevent a recurrence of a similar difficulty in the care of my immediate successor; that the bedroom furniture could again, as in Sir John Bowring's case, become private property subject to no condition, and there would be nothing to prevent a recurrence of the two evils which the Legislative Council wish to avert, viz., the unseemly proceeding of auction in Government House; 2ndly the discomfort to future Governors, similar to that which I experienced on arrival.

9. The only permanent and satisfactory solution which there can, in my opinion, be adopted to prevent these evils is by providing here, as is done in the five Colonies I have instanced, the necessary furniture for the whole house at the public expense. I therefore beg to recommend that this course,

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424 which has been sanctioned to assist me in furnishing the private apartments would of course under these circumstances, as I have already observed, be an arrangement most favourable to me, and the condition attached to the grant offering the furniture to my successor at a valuation would probably prevent a recurrence of a similar difficulty in the care of my immediate successor; that the bedroom furniture could again, as in Sir John Bowring's case, become private property subject to no condition, and there would be nothing to prevent a recurrence of the two evils which the Legislative Council wish to avert, viz., the unseemly proceeding of auction in Government House; 2ndly the discomfort to future Governors, similar to that which I experienced on arrival. 9. The only permanent and satisfactory solution which there can, in my opinion, be adopted to prevent these evils is by providing here, as is done in the five Colonies I have instanced, the necessary furniture for the whole house at the public expense. I therefore beg to recommend that this course,

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424 which has been sanctioned to assist me in furnishing the private appartients would of course under there circumstances, as I have already observed, be an arrangement most favourable to me, and the condition attached to the grant offering the furniture to my successor at a valuation would probably prevent a recurrence of a similar difficulty in the care of my but after immediate successor; that the bed room could again, furniture as in Sir John Bowring's case, become private property enbject to no condition, and there would be nothing to prevent a a recurrence of the two evils which the Legislative Council wish to avert jet the Ra Public unseemly proceeding of auction in Government House; 2ndly the discomfort to future Governors, similar to that which Jexperienced on arrival. 9. The only permanent and satisfactory coils can in mote by which there my opinion be prevented, is by providing here, as is done in the five Colonies I have instanced, the necessary furniture for the whole house at the public expense. I therefore, by to recommend that this course,

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which has been sanctioned to assist me in furnishing the private appartients would of course under there circumstances, as I have already observed, be an

arrangement most favourable to me, and the condition attached to the

grant

offering the furniture to my

successor at a valuation would

probably prevent a recurrence of a similar difficulty in the

care of my

but

after

immediate successor; that the bed room

could again,

furniture

as in Sir John Bowring's

case, become private property enbject to no condition, and there would be

nothing to prevent a

a recurrence

the two evils which the Legislative Council wish to avert jet the

Public

unseemly proceeding of auction in Government House; 2ndly the discomfort to future Governors, similar to that which Jexperienced on arrival.

The only permanent and

satisfactory

coils can in

mote

which there

my opinion be prevented, is by providing here, as is done in the five Colonies I have instanced, the necessary furniture for the whole house at the public expense. I therefore, by to recommend that this course,

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