CO129-189 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [7-9] — Page 248

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was

A copy of these

new rules

forwarded to His Excellency,

the Governor through the

Colonial Secretary a copy

of the covering letter dated

the 27th December 1849 being

also inclosed herein.

On the 10th January/

1880

a

letter

was received from

the Honorable the Colonial

Secretary stating that His

Excellency could not approve of the

new

rules for admission dating from future

the Government Grant to the City Hall would be paid to

Mr. Ryrie. A copy of this

letter is also inclosed herewith."

It having been the custom

to apply for

the Government

Grant

every six months and

the amount due up to the 31st December having

not

yet been paid, on the 30th January last the Secretary of

the City Hall wrote to the Colonial Secretary asking that

the amount already due should

be paid

over to Mr. D. D.

Sassoon the Honorary Treasurer

of the City Hall.

The only reply to this

last letter

was one

received

from the Colonial Secretary

On

the 12th March last a

copy of which is sent herewith

to

The Committee have never authorised Mr Ryrie to receive the Government Grant

nor do they consider that his

position of Trustee entitles

him

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was A copy of these new rules forwarded to His Excellency, the Governor through the Colonial Secretary a copy of the covering letter dated the 27th December 1849 being also inclosed herein. On the 10th January/ 1880 a letter was received from the Honorable the Colonial Secretary stating that His Excellency could not approve of the new rules for admission dating from future the Government Grant to the City Hall would be paid to Mr. Ryrie. A copy of this letter is also inclosed herewith." It having been the custom to apply for the Government Grant every six months and the amount due up to the 31st December having not yet been paid, on the 30th January last the Secretary of the City Hall wrote to the Colonial Secretary asking that the amount already due should be paid over to Mr. D. D. Sassoon the Honorary Treasurer of the City Hall. The only reply to this last letter was one received from the Colonial Secretary On the 12th March last a copy of which is sent herewith to The Committee have never authorised Mr Ryrie to receive the Government Grant nor do they consider that his position of Trustee entitles him
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your information. was A copy of these new rules forwarded to His Excellency, the Governor through the Colonial Seevelasy a copy of the covering letter dated the 27th December 1849 being. also inclosed herein. On the 10th Janmary/ 1880 a letter was recivved from the Honorable the Colonial Secretary stating that tie Excellency could not approve of the and new rules for admission dating strat in firture the Government Grant to the bity Hall world be paid to Mr. Ryrie. A copy of stiro letter is also inclosed herewith." It having been the custom to apply for Grant the Government every six months and stre 246 the amount due up to thre 31st December having noh yet been paid, on the 30th January last the Seavetary of the City Hall wrote to the bolonial Seretary acking that the amount already due should be prais over to Mr. D. D Sassoon the Honorary Treasurer of the bite Hall. The only reply to this last letter was one received from the bolonial Secretary On the 12th March last a copy of which is sent herewithe to The Committee have never authorised her : Rypie receive the Government Grant nor do they consider that his position of Trustee entitles him
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was

A copy of these

new rules

forwarded to His Excellency,

the Governor through the

Colonial Seevelasy a copy

of the covering letter dated

the 27th December 1849 being.

also inclosed herein.

On the 10th Janmary/

1880

a

letter

was recivved from

the Honorable the Colonial

Secretary stating that tie

Excellency could not approve of the

and

new

rules for admission dating strat in firture

the Government Grant to the bity Hall world be paid to

Mr. Ryrie. A copy of stiro

letter is also inclosed herewith."

It having been the custom

to apply for

Grant

the Government

every six months and

stre

246

the amount due up to thre 31st December having

noh

yet been paid, on the 30th January last the Seavetary of

the City Hall wrote to the bolonial Seretary acking that

the amount already due should

be prais

over to Mr. D. D

Sassoon the Honorary Treasurer

of the bite Hall.

The only reply to this

last letter

was one

received

from the bolonial Secretary

On

the 12th March last a

copy of which is sent herewithe

to

The Committee have never authorised her : Rypie receive the Government Grant

nor do they consider that his

position of Trustee entitles

him

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