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valuable animals in the stable in question

at the time.

a

and

I consider it

most improper funcortious thing for such work to be undertation without authority from

and without notice, even.

me

if I had given

Cuthority, to enable

me

to

remove

my

haroes.

I find also that the windows in the

out

Kitchen have been taken, and workmen

Sent in there without notice and without

uuthority from

This is the

me.

more

inexcusable

مت

four months Government

Government House occupied by workmen and all

ne

for nearly

was

necesary

repairs to stable Kitchen and out offices, if authorized by

me Could then have

takin plase, whereas now without authority

and without inquiry

and repairs

were

OLD

to what alterations

necefoury

the precincts of

Government House have been invaded and littered and the place rendered off uncomfortable and unsightly by rubbish and the movement of workmen at a time most inconvenient.

I have

mo

idea of allowing any

one to invade Govemment House in such

I

unwarrantable manner and understand from the Clerk of Norths that he has been acting in this matter by orders of the Surveyor General, who had been distinctly directed not to interpre

with Government House.

Under these circumstances I see no altimative but to make the Cast of these