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times

a year at stated periods.

Formerly one regular intervals

were observed in the inspections

and a

consequently many of the buildings lapsed into

great

deterioration, necessitating in

instance a supplementary.

bring them

the first

l Dolinate to

into

again

• fair tenantable condition. By the

structure can

neas

can fall

n no

systern

into serious

since it has to

decay).

undergo from basement to attic the scruting of the Tarveyor General or his officers every third month. Though this system may have, as stated, entailed a greater first cost,

it will not lead to a

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o permanen

addition to the usual annual)

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expenditure under the Works and Buildings vote.

It should however be borne - in mind that the Legislature has curtailed the usual vote for repairs

to

Buildings during 1873 by $ 2000,

and

that in

in consequence

there

will in all probability be a deficit

of the year

towards the end

andes

this Dead of account entailing) a Supplementary Estimate; my fears as to this are based upon my experience of the bareness of the votes for

· for Repairs to Buildings preceding years which stood at

in