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"hardwood" and materials generally?
30. The works proceeded, and were hardly completed by the Governor's return on the 8 December 1871. The account, submitted to us, shewing a expenditure of $15,990.00, are so mixed up as to render it impossible to state what belongs to the special item of "reconstruction of roof" and what belongs to the other works connected with it, but carried out during the progress of the work. As an instance of the difficulties experienced by us in this matter, it may be mentioned that after we had received an account purporting to show the whole cost of the works, we discovered by the merest accident that Government materials of the value of $9,216 had to be added to the account previously given. We think that we should not have been misinformed. The account remains admittedly and misleading.
31. On investigation, we find that the Government Steam Fire Engine was not needed, as it was allowed by the Lieutenant Governor, not for watering the sods of the dam of the Reservoir, but for keeping moist the puddle and bank in order to consolidate it. The former work would have only necessary a few hours and would have permitted the Engine to
126.
"hardwood" and malvial generally"?"
30. Pho
wortts
proceeded, and were hardly completed by the Governors return
on the 8 December 1871. The account,
subuütted to us,
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shewing acoponditore
and exepen
of $15,990.000, are so uniseed up as to render it impossible to state what
belongs to the special item
of
"reconstruction of roof" and what belongs
Fire Engine
to the aher
works meam
ected with it, but
carried out during the progress of the
work. As
former
an instance of the
difficulties experienced by
matter, it m
after
may
no in this
be mentioned that
had received
an accant
purporting to show the whole cast
of
The
works, we
discovered by the
at
Anser
merest accident that Or
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aterials of the value of $9,216 had to be added to the account previously
green. We think that
have been Rept
so
we should not
account remains admittedly and mindtrading.
31. On inves
misinformed. The
admittedly inaccurate,
find that
meestigation
Grommet then the Government Cerse Fire Engine
not need,
Ao
Was
allowed by the Limbenant
Governor, for watering the sods of the dawn of the Reservoir, but for Peeping moist the puddle and baute in order to ensolidate it. The
former work,
Day
only necessary a few hours a would have permitted the Engine to
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