CO129-189 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [7-9] — Page 316

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during this absence, my decision was modified by Mr. Marsh, the Administrator who at my request approved of his postponing the elaboration of the Central School plans until the close of the typhoon season. Your Lordship will observe that the Head Master, who, as Acting Colonial Secretary, saw Mr. Price's letter (which on the 28th of March I had directed to be prepared at once), and I had the question fully discussed in the Executive Council. At the Council Mr. Price promised to be ready with the plans and estimates in a very short time. It was also resolved on the suggestion of the Surveyor General to ask Dr. Stewart to re-consider his enlarged estimate of 700 pupils.

6. Though, in September 1879, Mr. ... noted upon my letter of the 9th of June that Mr. Price's proposal would prevent anything being done for the new Central School before the Spring of 1880.

5. On my return to the colony, I was not entirely satisfied with the delay Mr. Marsh had sanctioned in the preparation of the plans for the new Central School and the New Prison. Mr. Price hoped to have the plans and estimates ready in a very short time, but the plans were not, in fact, prepared by him until June 1880. The same day that they were put before me, I consulted Dr. Stewart, Mr. Price, and Dr. Eitel on the question of ...


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313 decision was during this absence, my decision was modified by Mr. Marsh, the Administrator who at my request approved of his postponing the elaboration of the Central School plans until the close of the typhoon season. Your Lordship will observe that the Head Master, who, as Acting Colonial Secretary, saw Mr. Price's letter (which on the 28th of March I had directed to be prepared at once), and I had the question fully discussed in the Executive Council. At the Council Mr. Price promised to be ready with the plans and estimates in a very short time. It was also resolved on the suggestion of the Surveyor General to ask Dr. Stewart to re-consider his enlarged estimate of 700 pupils. 6. Though, in September 1879, Mr. ... noted upon my letter of the 9th of June that Mr. Price's proposal would prevent anything being done for the new Central School before the Spring of 1880. 5. On my return to the colony, I was not entirely satisfied with the delay Mr. Marsh had sanctioned in the preparation of the plans for the new Central School and the New Prison. Mr. Price hoped to have the plans and estimates ready in a very short time, but the plans were not, in fact, prepared by him until June 1880. The same day that they were put before me, I consulted Dr. Stewart, Mr. Price, and Dr. Eitel on the question of ... Page 313 ... Page 313
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during this absence, my modified by Mr.Marsh, the Administrator who at M. thrice's request approved of his postponing the elaboration of the Central -School plans until the close of the typhoon season. Your Lordship will observe that the Head Master, who, as Asting Colonial Secretary,

saw Mr. Price's

(which on the 28th of March I had directed to be prepared at once."), and I had the question fully discussed in the Excentive

Conneil. At the Conneil Mr. Price promised to be ready with the plans..

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short time. It

was also resolved on the suggestion of the Ourveyor General to ask Dr. Stewart to- re-consider his enlarged estimate of 700 pupils.

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short time, - the plans were

not, in fact, prepared by him until June 1880. The same

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