CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10] — Page 341

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end

of

the City Hall, upon

a

plan

to be approved by the Surveyor General. Should His Excellency the Acting Governor agree to this proposition, the Committee would commence their operations by the erection of the new Office, which would be constructed in such a manner as to make it independent of the rest of the Building, and the Harbour Master could thus enter into possession of it before the demolition of the one that it now occupies. It is suggested that the new office should have its entrance from the Praya, which is a more suitable place for unemployed seamen &c. to congregate than the locality in which they are usually to be found at present. The site which is the subject of my present application being larger than that already granted, the Committee would be enabled to make an important extension of their original plans. In addition to supplying the urgent public wants which induced the Government to accede to their former request, they could now be enabled not only to give accommodation to the General Chamber of Commerce, thereby providing the mercantile body with a "Exchange", but would also have it in their

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337 end of the City Hall, upon a plan to be approved by the Surveyor General. Should His Excellency the Acting Governor agree to this proposition, the Committee would commence their operations by the erection of the new Office, which would be constructed in such a manner as to make it independent of the rest of the Building, and the Harbour Master could thus enter into possession of it before the demolition of the one that it now occupies. It is suggested that the new office should have its entrance from the Praya, which is a more suitable place for unemployed seamen &c. to congregate than the locality in which they are usually to be found at present. The site which is the subject of my present application being larger than that already granted, the Committee would be enabled to make an important extension of their original plans. In addition to supplying the urgent public wants which induced the Government to accede to their former request, they could now be enabled not only to give accommodation to the General Chamber of Commerce, thereby providing the mercantile body with a "Exchange", but would also have it in their
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337 end of the City Hall, upon a plan to be approved by the Surveyor General Should His Excellency the Acting Governor agice to this proposition, the Committee would commence their operations by the erection of the new Office which would be in such constructed. manner as to make the rest it independent of of the Building and the Hurbour Traster could thus enter into possession of it before the demolition one the that the of the now occupies. It is suggested new office should have ito entrance from the Praya, which Seerrrd suitable place for a more suitable unemployed searren &c to congregate J than the locality in which they are i usually to be found at present. The site which is the subject of my present application being larger than that already granted, the Committee would be enabled to make an important cxtension of then orginal plans. In addition to supplying the urgent public wants which inderced the Goromment to accede to their former request, they wo could now be enabled not only to give accommodation to the General Chamber of Commerce thereby providing the memantite body with a "Exchange" but would also have it in their
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337

end

of

the City Hall, upon

a

plan

to be approved by the Surveyor General Should His Excellency the Acting

Governor

agice

to this proposition, the Committee would commence their

operations by the erection of the new

Office which would be

in such

constructed.

manner as to make

the rest

it independent of

of the Building and the Hurbour Traster

could thus enter into possession

of it before the demolition

one

the

that the

of

the

now occupies. It is suggested

new

office should have

ito entrance from the Praya, which

Seerrrd

suitable place for

a more suitable

unemployed searren &c to congregate

J

than the locality in which they

are i

usually to be found at present. The site which is the subject

of my present application being larger than that already granted, the Committee would be enabled

to make

an important cxtension of then orginal plans. In addition to supplying the urgent public wants which inderced the Goromment to accede to their former request, they wo

could now

be enabled

not only to give accommodation

to the General Chamber of Commerce thereby providing the memantite

body with

a

"Exchange" but

would also have it in their

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