CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 537

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inconvenience, whilst Sady Mar Donnell.

had to escape to Japan at the season

when

Avere

a

esidence here is most desirable:

If any repairs to the out- buildings

Hany

required it is wident that

was

the peried for having them completed.

but it was

འད་ཟ

not

mu

intention to permit

such repairs to be

undertaken,

anviker

I thought that for assorten year at least the expense might be defined

a

and

I was emprised.

number of

a

dirt as

out

to see

day to

workmen on the premises

quantity of such debris and

accompany the operations of masons again accumulating. As havwar, [they seemed to be solely occupied in

the covered wayps connecting

refraining

the stable and

and Kilchen

have, and I was

anar e

wings

with the

it at these

portions of the building had been greatly injured by the late lyphoons, I did not interferes

Subsequently, haveves, and sehen I supposed the above work was

finished

I accidentally visited the Stables to look newly purchased and valuable

at

horses, I found the Itables full of painters and pots of paint and varnish, I also found the doors and windows and Stalls all freshly painted and the

very

mangers fresh varnished with Chinese strong smelling varnish. I need scarcely

Day

therely incumed of loving

that the risk

Rome)

of the

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