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It's claims on A may be found to stand on a different basis from those which we have previously urged. The proposed Public Library would be gratuitously thrown open for the use and benefit of the foreign community at large, being consequently deprived by its constitution of its very nature and means of providing any revenue to meet its expenses. The only public Institution in the Colony that we are acquainted with which stands in a precisely similar position is the new Public Garden above Government House. This scheme is now in course of realization at a considerable outlay from Colonial funds, while its maintenance will constitute a permanent charge upon the revenue. If the Colony's expenditure for this purpose has doubtless already received the sanction of the Secretary of State, and we could not therefore have anticipated that a small grant for the Library, identical in principle, would be judged inadmissible.

We have, &c.

(Signed) James Legge. [D] J. Macandrew.

(D) Frederick Stewart.

True Copies,

MARlexande

Acting Colonial Secretary,

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It's claims on A may be found to stand on a different basis from those which we have previously urged. The proposed Public Library would be gratuitously thrown open for the use and benefit of the foreign community at large, being consequently deprived by its constitution of its very nature and means of providing any revenue to meet its expenses. The only public Institution in the Colony that we are acquainted with which stands in a precisely similar position is the new Public Garden above Government House. This scheme is now in course of realization at a considerable outlay from Colonial funds, while its maintenance will constitute a permanent charge upon the revenue. If the Colony's expenditure for this purpose has doubtless already received the sanction of the Secretary of State, and we could not therefore have anticipated that a small grant for the Library, identical in principle, would be judged inadmissible. We have, &c. (Signed) James Legge. [D] J. Macandrew. (D) Frederick Stewart. True Copies, MARlexande Acting Colonial Secretary,
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18. it's claims on A may be found to stand different basis from those which we have previonly urged. The proposed Public Library would be gratuitously thrown open for the use and benefit of the foreign community at large being consequently deprived by constitution of its very nature and means of providing the any revenue to meet its expences. The only public Institution in the Colony that we are acquainttol with which stands in a precisely similar position is the new Buble Barten above Government Stouse. This scheme is now in course of realization at a considerable outhey 355 from Colonial funds, while its maintenance will constitute permanent charge upon the revenue If the Colony expenditure for this t purpose has doubtless already received. the sanation of the Secretary of Start; and we could not therefore have anticipated that a small grant the Library identical in principle would be judged inadmissible. Are have for. (Signed) James Legge. [D] J. Macandrew. (D) Frederick Stewart. (Ime Copies, ! MARlexande Acting Colonial Secretary,
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18.

it's claims

on

A

may

be found to stand different basis from those

which we have previonly urged. The proposed Public Library would be gratuitously thrown open for the use and benefit of the foreign

community at large being consequently deprived by constitution of

its

very nature and

means of providing

the

any revenue to meet its expences. The only public Institution in the Colony that we are acquainttol with which stands in a precisely similar position is the new Buble Barten above Government Stouse. This scheme is now in course of realization at a considerable outhey

355

from Colonial funds, while its

maintenance will constitute permanent charge upon the revenue

If the

Colony

expenditure for

this

t

purpose has doubtless already received. the sanation of the Secretary of Start; and we could not therefore have anticipated that a small grant the Library identical in principle would be judged inadmissible.

Are have for.

(Signed) James Legge. [D] J. Macandrew.

(D) Frederick Stewart.

(Ime Copies, !

MARlexande

Acting Colonial Secretary,

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