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12. The additions to Salaries under settled Regulations Enclosure No 2 grant 8 Additions to Salaries not arising under settled Regulations 4. Payments of an unusual 5. Creation of New Offices.

As the remarks appended to the statement are either of themselves sufficiently explanatory in reference to the despatches in which full explanations are given, it would be needless to detain Your Lordship with repetitions. I may however remark that the large sum of 10,000 dollars given in aid of expenses at the City Hall for reception of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh might more properly be entered as in aid of the completion of The City Hall.

It is true that the City Hall was in many ways necessary for the reception of His Royal Highness, but nevertheless the expense incurred in completing it as a permanent Building of that kind cannot fairly be regarded as entailed on the Colony by the Prince's visit, and I think provision should be made in the supplementary Estimate for that amount in such a form as not to ascribe that expenditure so exclusively to that visit.

I have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant, Richard Graves MacDonnell Governor.

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12. The additions to Salaries under settled Regulations Enclosure No 2 grant 8 Additions to Salaries not arising under settled Regulations 4. Payments of an unusual 5. Creation of New Offices. As the remarks appended to the statement are either of themselves sufficiently explanatory in reference to the despatches in which full explanations are given, it would be needless to detain Your Lordship with repetitions. I may however remark that the large sum of 10,000 dollars given in aid of expenses at the City Hall for reception of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh might more properly be entered as in aid of the completion of The City Hall. It is true that the City Hall was in many ways necessary for the reception of His Royal Highness, but nevertheless the expense incurred in completing it as a permanent Building of that kind cannot fairly be regarded as entailed on the Colony by the Prince's visit, and I think provision should be made in the supplementary Estimate for that amount in such a form as not to ascribe that expenditure so exclusively to that visit. I have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant, Richard Graves MacDonnell Governor.
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617 12. The additions to Salaries under settled Regulations Emelcoure No 2 grant 8 Additions to Salaries not arising Bucleated under bettled Regulations 4. Payments of an unusual 5. Creation of New, Offices. As the remarks the thetimo love description Enclasure No H Enclosure No.5 remarto appended to are sither of themselves sufficiently explanatory in refer to the despatches in which full explanations given it would be needless to detain Your Lordship with repetitions. I may however remark that the large sum of 10,000 dallons given in aid of expenses at the laity Hall for reception of His Royal Highnes the Duke of Edinburgh might more properly be entered as а in aid of the completion of The City Hall. in It is ture that the bity shall was many ways necessary for the reception of His Kaipal Highnes but neverthele fo the expense incurred in completing ab an а expense permanent Building of that Kind. cannot fairly be regarded entailed on the baclony by the Princes visit and I think provision should be made in the supplementary Extimatio for that amount in such a form as not to ascribe that expenditure so exclusively to that visit I have the honor to be, May Lord, Your Lordship's most cledient humble servant, Ruckard fraces Maidonnell Governor. DEX
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12. The additions to Salaries under

settled Regulations

Emelcoure No 2

grant

8 Additions to Salaries not arising Bucleated

under bettled Regulations

4. Payments of

an unusual

5. Creation of New, Offices.

As the remarks

the thetimo

love

description

Enclasure No H

Enclosure No.5

remarto appended to

are

sither of themselves

sufficiently explanatory in refer to the despatches in which full explanations

given

it would be needless to detain Your Lordship with repetitions. I may however remark that the large sum of 10,000 dallons given in aid of expenses at the laity Hall for reception of His Royal Highnes the Duke of Edinburgh might more properly be entered

as

а

in aid of the completion of

The City Hall.

in

It is ture that the bity shall was

many ways necessary for the reception of His Kaipal Highnes but neverthele fo

the expense incurred in

completing

ab an

а

expense

permanent Building of that Kind. cannot fairly be regarded entailed on the baclony by the Princes visit and I think provision should be made in the supplementary Extimatio for that amount in such a form as not to ascribe that expenditure so exclusively to that visit I have the honor to be,

May Lord,

Your Lordship's most cledient humble servant, Ruckard fraces Maidonnell

Governor.

DEX

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