CO129-088 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [10-12] — Page 179

fixed at one thousand two hundred dollars, fixed

and I have to ask Your Grace's approval

and sanction to this outlay-

$120000

{

lee

for

1863

3.

Your Grace will perceive that it is

necessary

that this work be done sooner or

later, and advisable that it be done at

once

for if

not done now, an entire

will

be

year

lost, and during

that

year

the

laying

out

of

the Now loon Cession will in all probability

have to be commenced, in which case the

Survey will be indispensable.

4.

The Surveyor General's Department

has not the means in itself of making this survey.

5

As it is not intended to make

any

177

payment

Current

on account of this work during the

year

provided for

the proposed expenditure with

in the Supplementary Estimates

I have the honor to be,

My Lord Dakle, Your Grace's

Moost obedient Servant,