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Caitredral

For some time past fears have been entertained as to the stability of the roof of the Cathedral; and after examination by the Acting Surveyor General there can be no doubt that the ravages of white ants are throughout the wood work so extensive as to render its entire renewal an absolute necessity. I enclose a copy of Mr. Me Cardy's report.

It was, after consulting Executive Council, that I decided on submitting for a vote of money the application to the Legislative Council. It was, however, passed with two dissenting voices - the one of Mr. Ryrie who thought the Military Authorities of the Imperial Government should subscribe towards such an unforeseen expenditure, and the other, of Mr. Whittall who objected on the ground that when subscribing for the Church he had been informed that the roof of the Cathedral was sound and would not require renewing for ten years.

There is, I think, much to commend the matter to Your Lordship's favourable consideration. The Cathedral was built in 1847, when by Ordinance No. 2 of that year...

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551 Caitredral For some time past fears have been entertained as to the stability of the roof of the Cathedral; and after examination by the Acting Surveyor General there can be no doubt that the ravages of white ants are throughout the wood work so extensive as to render its entire renewal an absolute necessity. I enclose a copy of Mr. Me Cardy's report. It was, after consulting Executive Council, that I decided on submitting for a vote of money the application to the Legislative Council. It was, however, passed with two dissenting voices - the one of Mr. Ryrie who thought the Military Authorities of the Imperial Government should subscribe towards such an unforeseen expenditure, and the other, of Mr. Whittall who objected on the ground that when subscribing for the Church he had been informed that the roof of the Cathedral was sound and would not require renewing for ten years. There is, I think, much to commend the matter to Your Lordship's favourable consideration. The Cathedral was built in 1847, when by Ordinance No. 2 of that year...
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551

Caitredral

For some time post fears

have been entertained

as

to the

statulity of the roof of iter Contredial;

and after

scanrination by ste Acting

Surveyor General there can be no

doubt that the rava

ravages

larger any

of white ants are throughout the wood work as

Po

extensive

to

revder its entire renewal art

absolute necessity. I enclose

of Me Me Cardy's report.

...opy

It was and, after consulting Excecutive Cancil that I

8.

мир

decided

submitting

for a vote of money

the

application

to the

Legislative Careil. It was, however,

passed with two dissentint voices- the one of Mr. Ryrie

of Mr. Ryrie who straight

itie Militar

Authorities

Imperial

Government should subscribe towerds

such

aw

unforeseen expenditure, and the oiter, of Mr Whittall who

oft objected in the grand that when subscribing for the Choved he had been informed that the roof of the Carliedral.

was

ound and

would not require renewing for

ten

a

lara.

There is. I think, much to

ammand the matter to Your

en

Lordship's favorable cuvsideration. The Cartredial

AN O

built in 1847,

when by Ordinance N? ?

2

of it

that

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