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Mercer's view as to the necessity of this Report and Estimate is correct.

Upon which we have the honor to report, that it is seen from the description given in the Surveyor General's Estimate N. 17, that the whole sum of $3500 is made up of $1000 for Contingencies and $2500 for Miscellaneous Works; And when, as in this instance, there is no particular service to be reported upon, and no Accounts requiring that the details should be laid before the Governor for his approval, a repetition of Estimate should, we think, be avoided as unnecessary.

770 for those annual expenses of a Miscellaneous and undefined character - which cannot be charged to any specific item of Account, information is given beyond that which had been already afforded by the General Estimate of services for the year 1869, in which the same sum of $2,500 was provided for in the item Miscellaneous Works?

We are therefore of opinion that Mercer's view as to the necessity of the Report and Estimate in the form of that which he encloses is Correct.

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338 Mercer's view as to the necessity of this Report and Estimate is correct. Upon which we have the honor to report, that it is seen from the description given in the Surveyor General's Estimate N. 17, that the whole sum of $3500 is made up of $1000 for Contingencies and $2500 for Miscellaneous Works; And when, as in this instance, there is no particular service to be reported upon, and no Accounts requiring that the details should be laid before the Governor for his approval, a repetition of Estimate should, we think, be avoided as unnecessary. 770 for those annual expenses of a Miscellaneous and undefined character - which cannot be charged to any specific item of Account, information is given beyond that which had been already afforded by the General Estimate of services for the year 1869, in which the same sum of $2,500 was provided for in the item Miscellaneous Works? We are therefore of opinion that Mercer's view as to the necessity of the Report and Estimate in the form of that which he encloses is Correct. We have to ... is copy $0.0.0. (0%) Henry Arbuthnot 141 R. Vaughan Davies

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338 Mercers view as to the neacssity of this Report and Colimate is correct. Upon which we have the honor to report, that it is seen from the description given in the Surveyor General's Estimate N. 17, that the whole sum of $3500 so that 770 for those annual cxpenses of = Miscellaneous and undefined character - which cannot be charged to any specific etem of Account, information is given beyond that which had been already afforded by the General Extimate of services for the year 1869, in which the same sum of $2,500 was provided for in the item Miscellaneous Works? And when, as in this instance, there is no particular service to be specific item of reported upon, and no Accounts requiring that the details should be laid before the Governor for his af proval, a repetition of Extimate you should, we unnecessary. think, be avoided as a We are therefore of opinion that el Mercer's view as to the necessity of the Report and Estimate in the form of that which he encloses is Correct . Me have to is copy $.0.0. ( 0%) Henry Arbuthnot 141 R Naughan Davi's

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338

Mercers view as to the neacssity of this Report and Colimate is correct.

Upon which we have the honor to report, that it is seen from the description given in the Surveyor General's Estimate N. 17, that the whole sum of $3500

so that

770

for those annual cxpenses of = Miscellaneous and undefined character - which cannot be charged to any specific etem of Account,

information is given beyond that which had been already afforded by the General Extimate of services for the year 1869, in which the same sum of $2,500 was provided for in the item Miscellaneous

Works? And when, as in this instance,

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specific item of

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Accounts requiring that the details should be laid before the Governor for his af proval, a repetition of Extimate

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should, we unnecessary.

think, be avoided as a

We are therefore of opinion that el Mercer's view as to the necessity of the Report and Estimate in the form of that which he encloses is Correct .

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( 0%) Henry Arbuthnot 141 R Naughan Davi's

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