CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5] — Page 384

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380

very

Have, I have now the honor to report: that I laid that Circular before my consideration of the question and of the list and valuation of the existing furniture,

decided to act on

it was

The option

given in the Duke of Buckingham's

the

I

Circular, and to take over at once furniture which I had already purchased:

for Government House.

2.

On that point I think there is

not much

Nor

room for difference of opinion.

An immediate change of system, if adopted, would give

clarity; on the other hand, if the old system were maintained, it would be awkward

for the officer temporarily administering the Government to enter a house filled with my furniture,

and

on the other hand, it might not suit me to have all my effects to be used by another during

the interval of a year

3.

As the new system might entail

expenses on the Public for the first outlays,

I requested the opinions of the Non-official members of the Legislative Council,

if there is to be

a change,

it has

obvious

advantages.

Thus in the event of my applying for leave of absence, to which after 20 years of service I wish to be entitled,

the arrangement arrived at, has secured general unanimity.

I inclose the list of furniture taken over and the valuation ($3,699)

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380 very Have, I have now the honor to report: that I laid that Circular before my consideration of the question and of the list and valuation of the existing furniture, decided to act on it was The option given in the Duke of Buckingham's the I Circular, and to take over at once furniture which I had already purchased: for Government House. 2. On that point I think there is not much Nor room for difference of opinion. An immediate change of system, if adopted, would give clarity; on the other hand, if the old system were maintained, it would be awkward for the officer temporarily administering the Government to enter a house filled with my furniture, and on the other hand, it might not suit me to have all my effects to be used by another during the interval of a year 3. As the new system might entail expenses on the Public for the first outlays, I requested the opinions of the Non-official members of the Legislative Council, if there is to be a change, it has obvious advantages. Thus in the event of my applying for leave of absence, to which after 20 years of service I wish to be entitled, the arrangement arrived at, has secured general unanimity. I inclose the list of furniture taken over and the valuation ($3,699)
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380 very Have, I have now the honor to report: that I laid that Circular before my ལུ་དཔའི་མན་ (ད་དམ་འདི་དལ་ཟིན་ཐག དད་༑ ·ག་ད) consideration of the question and of the list and valuation of the wristing furniture, decided to act on it was The option given in the Duke of Buckingham's the I Circular, and to take over at once furniture which I had already purchaved: for Government Wouse. 2. On that point I chink there is not much Noorw for difference of opinion. Au inunediate change of sujatein, if might give clarin, it would Rene au hand, if the old system tained, be awkward ..ww the were main= Kward for the office temper sarily administering the Government to enter a have filled with my furniture, and M the oitier hand, it might not suit me to have all my effects to be und by avorter during the interval of a year 3. perhaps more As the nete Rijsten mist entail expenses on the Public for the first outlays I I requested the ed the opinions of the Non-official membus of the Legislative Camal, there is to be a. change, has obvins the many advantages. of my Thus in the event applying for leave of absence, to which a service of wishart leave 20 years any arrangement, A.O that arrived at, has secured general unanimity. Uk I inclose the list of furniture taken over and the valuation ($3,699)
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380

very

Have, I have now the honor to report: that I laid that Circular before my ལུ་དཔའི་མན་ (ད་དམ་འདི་དལ་ཟིན་ཐག དད་༑ ·ག་ད) consideration of the question and of the list and valuation of the wristing furniture,

decided to act on

it was

The option

given in the Duke of Buckingham's

the

I

Circular, and to take over at once furniture which I had already purchaved:

for Government Wouse.

2.

On that point I chink there is

not much

Noorw

for difference of opinion.

Au inunediate change of sujatein, if

might give

clarin, it would

Rene

au

hand, if the old system

tained, be awkward

..ww

the

were main=

Kward for the office temper

sarily administering the Government to enter a have filled with my furniture,

and

M

the oitier hand, it might not suit

me to have all my effects to be und by avorter during

the interval of a year

3.

perhaps more

As the

nete

Rijsten mist entail

expenses on the Public for the first outlays

I

I requested the

ed the opinions of the Non-official membus of the Legislative Camal,

there is to be

a.

change,

has

obvins

the

many

advantages.

of my

Thus in the event

applying for leave of absence, to which a

service of

wishart

leave

20

years

any

arrangement,

A.O

that

arrived at, has secured

general unanimity.

Uk

I inclose the list of furniture

taken over and the valuation ($3,699)

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