CO129-114 - MacDonnell - 1866 [7-8] — Page 505

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No curse, and No

Co

the same.

Is

conveying you approval of

appears that this Estimate

was sent home greatly unintentionally

with other Estimates in my despatch

No

of 16 of 14th April last - so little had I intended it that the original copy of

the Report and Estimate was

Kept in a

drawer in my office in order that I

5336

500

immediately required - In some-

instances the items shown in the original

Estimate were reduced and in others

additions were

3.

made.

The result was that in June last

a revised Estimate for $2000 was arrived at, which I caused to be substituted for the original Supplementary Estimate

M 29 of 1866 not knowing at that time that it had

gone home.

My despatch 259 of 15

might consider

before the

work was

4

7497

June

might not be

gave my

possible or additions advisable-

regularly undertaken whether reductions

after having given the subject one consideration in conjunction with Mr Wilson the Surveyor General I became of opinion that a

a sum

of $2000, would

be requisite to cover the cost of work

for requiring

the

expenditure and in taking its consideration that despatch I hope your

Lordship

will observe that $1500 of the

expenditure therein shown is comprised

in

the sanction conveyed in

your despatch

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No curse, and No Co the same. Is conveying you approval of appears that this Estimate was sent home greatly unintentionally with other Estimates in my despatch No of 16 of 14th April last - so little had I intended it that the original copy of the Report and Estimate was Kept in a drawer in my office in order that I 5336 500 immediately required - In some- instances the items shown in the original Estimate were reduced and in others additions were 3. made. The result was that in June last a revised Estimate for $2000 was arrived at, which I caused to be substituted for the original Supplementary Estimate M 29 of 1866 not knowing at that time that it had gone home. My despatch 259 of 15 might consider before the work was 4 7497 June might not be gave my possible or additions advisable- regularly undertaken whether reductions after having given the subject one consideration in conjunction with Mr Wilson the Surveyor General I became of opinion that a a sum of $2000, would be requisite to cover the cost of work for requiring the expenditure and in taking its consideration that despatch I hope your Lordship will observe that $1500 of the expenditure therein shown is comprised in the sanction conveyed in your despatch
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Ho curse, and Но Co the same. Is conveying you approval of appears that this Estimati was sent home griete unintentionally with other Estimates in my despatch N of 16 of 14th April last - so little had 16 I intended it that the original copy of the Report and Estimate was Kept in a drawer in my office in order that In 5336 500 immediately required - In some- instances the iterns shown in the original. Estimati were reduced and in others. additions were 3. made. ד The result was that in June last a revised Estimate for $2000 was arrived. at, which I caused to be substituted for the original Supplementary Estimate M 29 of 1866 not knowing at that time: that it had home gone for afifesorat. My despatch 2.59 of 115 might consider emsider before before the work was 59 4 7497 June might not be gave my possible or additions advisable- regularly undertaken whether reductions after having given the subject one considuation in conjunction with Mz Wilson the Surveyor General I became of opinion that a a sum of # 2000, would be requisite to cover the cost of work '' for requiring the expenditure and in taking is consideration that despatch I hope you Sordship will observe that $1500 of the. expenditure therain shoren is comprised in in the sanctim conveyed in i you despotete
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Ho curse, and Но

Co

the same.

Is

conveying you approval of

appears that this Estimati

was sent home griete unintentionally

with other Estimates in my despatch

N

of 16 of 14th April last - so little had 16

I intended it that the original copy of

the Report and Estimate was

Kept in a

drawer in my office in order that In

5336

500

immediately required - In some-

instances the iterns shown in the original.

Estimati were reduced and in others.

additions were

3.

made.

ד

The result was that in June last

a revised Estimate for $2000 was arrived. at, which I caused to be substituted for the original Supplementary Estimate

M 29 of 1866 not knowing at that time: that it had

home

gone

for afifesorat.

My despatch 2.59 of 115

might consider

emsider before

before the

work was

59

4

7497

June

might not be

gave my

possible

or additions advisable-

regularly undertaken whether reductions

after having given the subject one considuation in conjunction with Mz Wilson the Surveyor General I became of opinion that a

a sum

of # 2000, would

be requisite to cover the cost of work

''

for requiring

the

expenditure and in taking is consideration that despatch I hope you

Sordship

will observe that $1500 of the.

expenditure therain shoren is comprised

in

in the sanctim conveyed in

i you despotete

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