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OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL

ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED FOR

Public Gardens, Fountains, and Improvements.

PLAN OR DESCRIPTION.

This Report and Estimate is in support of the usual annual repairs required to the Public Gardens, and also of the erection of a handsome Fountain on the upper Terrace. The Fountain will stand in a large Basin. On plan it is to purchase a Fountain (ordered from England) Quatre Foil with square projections, the Troughs ornate with scroll ornaments in panel design. From 20 garden seats (ordered from England) @ $10, water plants. The Middle Basin is a quatrefoil on four Columns standing round a Central Pillar. The upper Basin is a pointed quatrefoil with heights of Ferns. 100 Tons of Gravel for repairs to Paths @ $2.57. For Column is not mentioned, 800 ft brick water channel for S.E. end of Basin, in the comprehensive Models of the Garden made by the Captain of the Royal Engineers. The cap is of Water Plants, the underside of Upper Basin is shells and later leaves. This for 300 feet - Plain Curb. Plain has already been ordered from England.

During the past year a band stand has been purchased and sent to the Colony by the Taroce Community. It has been a great convenience to the Band, and is an ornament to the gardens. The same number of Gardeners will be employed as last year. The vote of Council for the service is $5,000.

$ Purchase of Fountain (ordered from England) 0137 20 garden seats (ordered from England) @ $10 200 100 Tons of Gravel for repairs to Paths @ $2.57 257 800 ft brick water channel 100 Plain Curb, 300 feet 23 Purchase of Garden tools 104 1000 1000 457 30 1444 10804

Approved,

(signed) Richard C. MacDonnell

Governor.

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OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED FOR Public Gardens, Fountains, and Improvements. PLAN OR DESCRIPTION. This Report and Estimate is in support of the usual annual repairs required to the Public Gardens, and also of the erection of a handsome Fountain on the upper Terrace. The Fountain will stand in a large Basin. On plan it is to purchase a Fountain (ordered from England) Quatre Foil with square projections, the Troughs ornate with scroll ornaments in panel design. From 20 garden seats (ordered from England) @ $10, water plants. The Middle Basin is a quatrefoil on four Columns standing round a Central Pillar. The upper Basin is a pointed quatrefoil with heights of Ferns. 100 Tons of Gravel for repairs to Paths @ $2.57. For Column is not mentioned, 800 ft brick water channel for S.E. end of Basin, in the comprehensive Models of the Garden made by the Captain of the Royal Engineers. The cap is of Water Plants, the underside of Upper Basin is shells and later leaves. This for 300 feet - Plain Curb. Plain has already been ordered from England. During the past year a band stand has been purchased and sent to the Colony by the Taroce Community. It has been a great convenience to the Band, and is an ornament to the gardens. The same number of Gardeners will be employed as last year. The vote of Council for the service is $5,000. $ Purchase of Fountain (ordered from England) 0137 20 garden seats (ordered from England) @ $10 200 100 Tons of Gravel for repairs to Paths @ $2.57 257 800 ft brick water channel 100 Plain Curb, 300 feet 23 Purchase of Garden tools 104 1000 1000 457 30 1444 10804 Approved, (signed) Richard C. MacDonnell Governor. Forward
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OFFICE OF SURVEYOR GENERAL

ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED FO

Public Curdens, Fountains, and Impro

PLAN OR DESCRIPTION.

This Report and Estimate is in support of the usual unn repairs required to the Public Gunders, and also of the erecti of a handsome Fountain on the upper Ferrace - The Fountain will fund in a

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large Basin, on plan it is to purchase of Fountain (ordered from England) Quatre Foil with square projections, the Tuces on Formning Barin for pame and Erection - riched with scrote ornaments in punel designet from 20 ferden, seals (ordered from England) @ $ 10 water plants. The Middle Burin is a quatrefoil on Garden Feeds (ordered from England] four Columns Standing round a Central Pur. The phap 100 Tons of Gruvel for repairs to Paths ic @ 257 For Column is a pointed Luatre foil with highs of Fernd 800 ft brick water channel for, S. E. end of at Bare, in the complessive up Models of the Grum an

Garden Need Mace, the cap is of Water Plants, the undersid Crection of a small forcing house of Upper Buoirs is phells and later leaves. This for 300 feet - Plone Curb. lain has already been ordered from England. 250 11

During the poor year a band stand has been) Surchase of Garden tools / Juntry/ sented to the Colony by the Taroce Community it Chinese Overseer found a great convenience to the Band, and is ant gardeners ut. $1 ornament to the gardens -

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