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framed to correspond with the other portraits of the Royal family already sent to the Colony.

It is desirable of course, if Your Lordship will kindly have it done, that His Royal Highness should be consulted as to the Portrait he may wish a Copy of which he sent out. Being already personally acquainted with the hall of Government House, where it is to be put, and having seen the portraits of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales with which it is to correspond, His Royal Highness will no doubt be better able than anyone else to indicate the Portrait most suitable to be copied.

I regret the delay, which appears to have occurred in transmitting this requisition, and in 1870 I left a sum on the Estimates for that purpose, and a similar sum was again voted for the same purpose by the Council in the current year; but no action appears to have been hitherto taken for securing the object of those votes. Therefore, it seems desirable that further delay should be avoided.

I have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient humble Servant;

Richard Graves MacDonnell

Governor

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205 framed to correspond with the other portraits of the Royal family already sent to the Colony. It is desirable of course, if Your Lordship will kindly have it done, that His Royal Highness should be consulted as to the Portrait he may wish a Copy of which he sent out. Being already personally acquainted with the hall of Government House, where it is to be put, and having seen the portraits of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales with which it is to correspond, His Royal Highness will no doubt be better able than anyone else to indicate the Portrait most suitable to be copied. I regret the delay, which appears to have occurred in transmitting this requisition, and in 1870 I left a sum on the Estimates for that purpose, and a similar sum was again voted for the same purpose by the Council in the current year; but no action appears to have been hitherto taken for securing the object of those votes. Therefore, it seems desirable that further delay should be avoided. I have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient humble Servant; Richard Graves MacDonnell Governor
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205 framed to correspond with the other protieres of the Rayal family -abready sent to the Colony. It is desirable of course, if Your Lordship will kindly have it done - thart His Royal Highness should be consulted as to the Portrait may wish Copy of which he sent out. Being already personally aaquainted with the hall of Government Hause, where it is to be purt rep portraits of and having seen the port Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales with which it is to correspond, His Royal Highness will no doubt be better able than any one else to 70036 2150 indicate the Portrait most suitable to be copied. I regret at the delay, which appears. to have occurred in transmitting this requisition, and in 1870 I left. a sum on the Estimation for that purpose, and similar sum was the same. again voted for for the purpose by the Councily action appears x= but current year= to have been hitherto taken for securing the object of those voles. Therefore, it seems desirable that further delay should be avoided. - Ihave the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Chirival humble Servant; Richard Gravesell and smelly Governor Cherient
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framed to correspond with the other protieres of the Rayal family -abready sent to the Colony.

It is desirable of course, if Your Lordship will kindly have it done - thart His Royal Highness

should be consulted as to the Portrait

may

wish

Copy of which he sent out. Being already personally aaquainted with the hall of Government Hause, where it is to be purt rep

portraits

of

and having

seen the port Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales with which it is to correspond, His Royal Highness will no doubt be

better able than

any

one

else to

70036

2150

indicate the Portrait most suitable to

be copied.

I regret

at the delay, which appears.

to have occurred in transmitting this

requisition, and in 1870 I left.

a sum

on the Estimation for that purpose, and

similar sum was

the same.

again voted for

for the

purpose by the Councily

action appears

x= but

current year= to have been hitherto taken for securing

the object of those voles. Therefore, it seems desirable that further delay

should be avoided. -

Ihave the honor to be,

My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Chirival

humble Servant;

Richard Gravesell and smelly

Governor

Cherient

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