CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6] — Page 290

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The Duke of Newcastle has no reason to doubt that the creation of a large school room has become necessary, and the expenditure for the same is submitted for His Lordship's sanction, but His Grace is informed that the Acting Superintendent would have been better to defer the work until he had been authorized to commence it, and that under any circumstances his despatch should have contained some information as to the number of children at present regularly attending the School & the additional number which the proposed extension (£101. 19.7) would accommodate.

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Arcade amounting 8. #5289 P 50 The Duke of Newcastle has no reason to doubt that the creation of a large school room has become necessary, and the expenditure for the same is submitted for His Lordship's sanction, but His Grace is informed that the Acting Superintendent would have been better to defer the work until he had been authorized to commence it, and that under any circumstances his despatch should have contained some information as to the number of children at present regularly attending the School & the additional number which the proposed extension (£101. 19.7) would accommodate. 285 Page information remains unchanged as per the original instruction, but since there isn't a clear "Page XX" format in the given text, it is not added. The text has been reformatted into paragraphs and corrected for spelling and spacing errors while maintaining the original content and structure as closely as possible.

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Arcade amounting 8. #5289 P 50 The Duke of Newerth has- Add (£101. 19.7) no reason to doubt f that the creation a large school room be therefore has become weessary, is expenditure for them this for-thin to Lordship's sanction, but opores His frace for op inform the Acting for= fatanathory that it 285 would have been better & defer the work until be head kamid Maddy been authorized & and commence it and that under any Cercumetences his despull Should have contained some information 9 as to the number of children at present agsularly attending the School & the additional number which the proposed extension

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Arcade amounting 8. #5289 P

The Duke of Newerth has- Add

(£101. 19.7)

no reason

to doubt

that the creation

large school room

be therefore

has become weessary, is expenditure for them this for-thin to Lordship's sanction, but

opores

His frace for op

inform

the Acting for=

fatanathory

that it

285

would have been better

& defer

the

work until be head

kamid

Maddy

been authorized

and

commence it and

that under

any

Cercumetences his despull

Should have contained

some information

to the number of children at present agsularly attending

the School

& the additional

number which the

proposed extension

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