CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 543

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submitted to his inspection

So that they may

Lance a

month,

certainly

is

be included in his

Mouthly report and some have already & fengaged to do so.

9. All these powers it is

confer

o

my

wish to

him by Ordinance, a draught of

in Print

which is

already consideration; but

more

as

-fully into detail

paints

an a

and under TP

I shall have to

as to

до

¿ many of these con

future occasion, Ipap

the question about which I am

now to

am more

immediately anxious, namely, the purchase for this Gourmment two of the best Steam Fire Engines procurable, and both of them of first clap power.

10. There are but two indifferent Engines here belonging to Government. though it

a

duty of the Executive to contribute in directly to the extinction of

fires and the diminution of the lamentable results caused thereby to life and propertyp 11. One of the Engines asted for is required by and will be paid for by the Chinese. bimmunity

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on ito anival

Houghing, and I have this day

· received the necessary security to that effect- Therefore, eventually no expense will have to be bame by the lookony but on account of

bestony

one

12.

of the Engines.

Your Grace

expressing

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will observe that beyond.

wish to receive as soon as

popible the most effective Engines, I do not attempt either to describe any Engine

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fixe any

limit to price.. I am neither in

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