CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 304

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the

Instant, and

298

and Sanitary improvement of the town

or the erection

Your

Grace,

ere.

this

of

a

suitable

Hospital

can

reach

you,

will have

learned the necessity

for repairs to Government

House in

consequence of the damage

done by the misfortune, which I understand is shared

by the Government Offices building.

40.

I cannot bring myself to think that in a place such

as this, the preservation of the Public buildings,

the water supply,

the drainage,

and repairs of damages caused by tempests are objects

which ought not to be placed beyond

the reach of this Community. It is, however,

not for me,

but for Your Grace to decide whether payment of

the Military Contribution is to be held paramount to them.

4. I confess I look on this colony

as a wholly exceptional experiment. Its Revenue,

Criminal Administration,

taxation, &c., are all matters

requiring treatment

very different from the same questions in any other colony that I

have visited, and

my own

policy

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the Instant, and 298 and Sanitary improvement of the town or the erection Your Grace, ere. this of a suitable Hospital can reach you, will have learned the necessity for repairs to Government House in consequence of the damage done by the misfortune, which I understand is shared by the Government Offices building. 40. I cannot bring myself to think that in a place such as this, the preservation of the Public buildings, the water supply, the drainage, and repairs of damages caused by tempests are objects which ought not to be placed beyond the reach of this Community. It is, however, not for me, but for Your Grace to decide whether payment of the Military Contribution is to be held paramount to them. 4. I confess I look on this colony as a wholly exceptional experiment. Its Revenue, Criminal Administration, taxation, &c., are all matters requiring treatment very different from the same questions in any other colony that I have visited, and my own policy
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the Instant, and 298 and Sanatory improvement of the town or the erection Your Grace, ere. this of a suitable Heospital can reach you, will have learned the necessity for repairs to Governmen House in of da damage white Anto, conseque done A 200-77 CR- by misfortune, which I understand is shared Offices building . 40. by the Government another very fine I cannot bri bring. myself to think in place such as this that the preservation of the Public buildings, the water supply - the drainag ! by and repairs of damages caused timpests are objects unduly sought which ought to be placed beyond the reach of this Community. It is however not for me but for Your Gpace to decide whether payment of the Military Contribution is to be held paramount to them. 4. I confess I lock on this bolony as a wholly exceptional experiment. It's Revenue briminal Administration taxation, ye ye are all matters requiring treatment very different from the same in any other leolony that I questions in have visited and my owm policy
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the

Instant, and

298

and Sanatory improvement of the town

or the erection

Your

Grace,

ere.

this

of

a

suitable

Heospital

can

reach

you,

will have

learned the necessity

for repairs to Governmen

House in

of da

damage

white Anto,

conseque

done

A

200-77 CR-

by

misfortune,

which I understand is

shared

Offices

building .

40.

by

the Government

another

very fine

I cannot bri

bring.

myself to think in

place such

as this that the

preservation of the Public buildings,

the water supply -

the drainag

!

by

and repairs of damages caused timpests are objects unduly sought which ought to be placed beyond

the reach of this Community. It is

however not for

me

but

for Your

Gpace to decide whether payment of

the Military Contribution is to be held paramount to them.

4. I confess I lock on this bolony

as a

wholly exceptional experiment. It's Revenue briminal Administration

taxation, ye ye are all matters

requiring

treatment

very different from the same in any other leolony that I

questions in

have visited and

my

owm

policy

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