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other erections and was accompanied by sketches illustrating the designs for the chief buildings.
Major Palmer estimates the prime cost of the Building, Instruments &c. at $33,600 and the cost of maintenance at $10,000 per annum, and details the staff which will be necessary for the carrying on of the work of observation.
8. Governor Hennessy fully assented to Major Palmer's recommendations and expressed himself confident that they would commend themselves to Your Lordship and would be coincided by any scientific advisers in England to whom Your Lordship would be pleased to refer them.
9. The Governor has instructed Major Palmer to proceed with the preparation of detailed plans and estimates for the two principal buildings. On this task he is now engaged in concert with the Acting Surveyor General.
10. The Governor was also anxious to obtain Your Lordship's authority at the earliest moment possible to proceed with the construction of the Main and Magnetic Buildings and to place the work under the supervision and guidance of Major Palmer whose term...
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other erections and was
accompanied
by sketcher illustrating the designs for the chief buildings.
estimates the
Major Palmer
prime
cost
of the
Building, Instruments 4o. at $33,600 and the cost of maintenance at $10000
per
ammum,
and details the staff
which will be necessary for the carrying on of the work of observation. Governor Hennessy
8.
fully assented to Major Palmer's recommendations and expressed himself confident that they would commend themselves to Your 1 Lordship and would be coincided by any scientific advisers in ~ England
Lin
England to whom Your Lordship would be pleased to refer
9.
them.
The Governor has
instructed Major Palmer to proceed with the preparation of detailed plans and estimates for the two principal
buildings. On this task he is now
in concert with the Acting
engaged
Surveyor General.
10.
The Governor
was also
anxious to obtain Your Lordship's --
authority at the earliest moment_ possible to proceed with the construction of the Main and Magnetic Buildings and to place the work under the supervision
and guidance of Major Palmer whose
term
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