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auch subject to

Grace's approval as, your allow him from date of the passing of the ordinance, $50 per month for his superintendence of the preliminary work, and of all Storage of Gunpowder hereafter, and for revising the accounts connected therewith.

6.

These various expenses will still leave a margin of upward of 700 dollars hereunto be carried to the credit of the Colony, though it is in no means desirable to make the Storage of powder a source of Revenue.

Government takes on itself that duty solely with a view to the better protection of the Public. At the same time I am so sensible how easy it is to exceed estimates, and on the other hand that experience may suggest certain additional necessaries requisite to adopt and all qua causing expense, taking this margin would not be desirable to commence with four years, especially as three must elapse before the Colony can be reimbursed its first outlay.

7. I am enabled to transmit

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162 auch subject to Grace's approval as, your allow him from date of the passing of the ordinance, $50 per month for his superintendence of the preliminary work, and of all Storage of Gunpowder hereafter, and for revising the accounts connected therewith. 6. These various expenses will still leave a margin of upward of 700 dollars hereunto be carried to the credit of the Colony, though it is in no means desirable to make the Storage of powder a source of Revenue. Government takes on itself that duty solely with a view to the better protection of the Public. At the same time I am so sensible how easy it is to exceed estimates, and on the other hand that experience may suggest certain additional necessaries requisite to adopt and all qua causing expense, taking this margin would not be desirable to commence with four years, especially as three must elapse before the Colony can be reimbursed its first outlay. 7. I am enabled to transmit
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162 auch subject to Grace's approve cs, your allow him from date of the festing of the ordinance, $50 per month for his suferintendence of the freliminary work, and of all Storage of Gunpowder hereafter, and for revising the accounts connected therewith._ 6. These various exfenses will still leave a margin of upward of 700 dollars her un to be auuum carried to the credit of the Colony. though it is in no means desirable to make the Storage of powder a source of Revenue.. Government lakes on Then itself that duty solete with a view to the better protection of the Dubtien At the of the same time the one I I am so sensible easy it is hand how to exceed estimates, and on the مگر oher that experience may suggest curtain additional necesere safeguard_ requisite to adopt and all qu Causing expense- taka lis mergin would not be desirable to commence with four years exlecially as three must elapse before the Colony can be reimbursed its first. outlay.- 7.- I am enabled to transmit
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auch subject to

Grace's approve cs, your allow him from date of the festing of the ordinance, $50 per month for his suferintendence of the freliminary work, and of all Storage of Gunpowder hereafter, and for revising the accounts connected therewith._

6.

These

various exfenses will

still leave a margin of upward of 700 dollars her

un to be

auuum

carried to the credit of the Colony. though it is in no means desirable to make the Storage of powder a source of Revenue.. –

Government lakes on

Then

itself

that duty solete with a view to

the better protection of the Dubtien

At the

of

the same time

the one

I I am so sensible

easy it is

hand how

to exceed estimates, and on the

مگر

oher that experience may suggest

curtain additional necesere

safeguard_ requisite to adopt

and all qu

Causing expense-

taka

lis mergin would not be

desirable to commence with

four years

exlecially as three must elapse before the Colony can be reimbursed its first. outlay.-

7.- I am enabled to transmit

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