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debits of all the information necessary for the purpose should be sent home, and that a premium be offered for the best plan provided by any Architect in open competition, from which local Architects should not be excluded, upon two conditions.

It will be necessary to place the Estimates for the next few years at the disposal of the Government for such a sum of money as shall be required for this work. The Committee hesitate to suggest that sum, which must necessarily be large, only to be fixed according to the amount at the disposal of the Government.

Last year, under the instructions of His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, plans and estimates for a new Hospital were prepared and the suggestions made were, in a great measure, in accordance with the conclusions then arrived at, with the exception that His Excellency was of opinion that the plans should be thrown open to competition in which the Colony at large should be allowed to participate; under the altered circumstances, we submit it is not now advisable.

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9 82 debits of all the information necessary for the purpose should be sent home, and that a premium be offered for the best plan provided by any Architect in open competition, from which local Architects should not be excluded, upon two conditions. It will be necessary to place the Estimates for the next few years at the disposal of the Government for such a sum of money as shall be required for this work. The Committee hesitate to suggest that sum, which must necessarily be large, only to be fixed according to the amount at the disposal of the Government. Last year, under the instructions of His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, plans and estimates for a new Hospital were prepared and the suggestions made were, in a great measure, in accordance with the conclusions then arrived at, with the exception that His Excellency was of opinion that the plans should be thrown open to competition in which the Colony at large should be allowed to participate; under the altered circumstances, we submit it is not now advisable. The Report on the Look...

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9 82 debits of all the information necessary for the purpose should be sent home, and that a a premium be offered for the best plan provided Architect in open competition, by any a competition, however, from which local Architools should not be pooludodd, upon two Anpluse It will be necessary to pluce the Estimates for the next such a sum of years, money as shall be required for this work. The Committee hesitate to suggest that sum, which must necessarily be large, only be fixed according it Lan to the amount at the disposal of the Government. Last year under the instructions of His Excellency Sir Richard Graves Mar Ponnell plans and estimates ai Mew for ev Hospital prepared and the suggestions make, were pre which, Aue vou are, in a great measure, in accordance with the conclusions then arrived at, with the correption that His Excelbney Was of opinion that the plans should be - open to competition in which, thrown the Colony, alowide the altered circumstances, under rue submit is not now advisable. The Report on the Look

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debits of all the information necessary for the purpose should be sent home, and that a

a premium be offered for the best plan provided

Architect in open competition,

by any

a competition, however, from

which local Architools should not be pooludodd,

upon

two

Anpluse

It will be necessary to pluce the Estimates for the next

such a sum of years,

money as shall be required for this work. The Committee hesitate to suggest that sum, which must necessarily be large, only be fixed according

Lan

to the amount at the disposal

of the Government.

Last

year under the instructions

of His Excellency Sir Richard Graves Mar Ponnell plans and

estimates

ai Mew

for ev

Hospital

prepared and the suggestions make,

were pre which,

Aue vou

are, in a

great measure, in accordance

with the conclusions then arrived

at, with the correption that His Excelbney

Was

of opinion that the plans should be -

open to competition in

which,

thrown

the Colony,

alowide

the altered circumstances,

under

rue

submit is not now advisable.

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