CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 383

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of which

you sent me. I see nothing whatever

in paragraph 2 of that Rule to exclude the cost of the site upon which a

school

is to be erected, from being taken into Consideration in connection with the application for a Building Grant. The cost of the brick and stone of which the walls are constructed might just as well be omitted from the calculation, if the word "Building" is to be thus strictly construed.

I have the honour, therefore, to request that you will lay my application before His Excellency the Governor in the shape in which it was sent in. This does not seem to have been done yet, as I perceive that the Communication now under reply is not by direction of His Excellency.

With reference to paragraph 6 of the same Rule, you point out that Grants are made on actual, not on estimated cost of building, or rather on the balance of building.

And

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of which you sent me. I see nothing whatever in paragraph 2 of that Rule to exclude the cost of the site upon which a school is to be erected, from being taken into Consideration in connection with the application for a Building Grant. The cost of the brick and stone of which the walls are constructed might just as well be omitted from the calculation, if the word "Building" is to be thus strictly construed. I have the honour, therefore, to request that you will lay my application before His Excellency the Governor in the shape in which it was sent in. This does not seem to have been done yet, as I perceive that the Communication now under reply is not by direction of His Excellency. With reference to paragraph 6 of the same Rule, you point out that Grants are made on actual, not on estimated cost of building, or rather on the balance of building. And
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of which you sent me. I see nothing whatever in paragraph 2 of that Rule to exclude the cost site upon which a of the school is to be erected, from being taken into Consideration. in connection with the application for a Building Grant. The cost of the brick and stone of which the walls are constructed might jus as well be omitted from the calculation, if the word "Building" is to be thus strictly constructed. 381 to request I have the honour, therefor that you will lay may for application before His Excelleney the Governor in the shape in which it was sent in. This does not seem to have been done yet, your as I perceive that Communication now municat under reply is not by direction of the Excellency. With reference to paragraph 6 of the same Rule you point out that Grants are made on actual, not on estimated on rather orv Cost of building, the basis of balance of building. And
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of which

you sent me. I see nothing whatever

in paragraph 2 of that Rule to exclude the cost site upon which a

of

the

school

is to be erected, from being

taken into Consideration.

in connection with the

application for a Building Grant. The cost

of

the brick

and stone of which the walls are constructed might jus as well be omitted from the calculation, if the word "Building" is to be thus strictly constructed.

381 to request

I have the honour, therefor

that

you

will lay may for

application before His Excelleney the Governor in the shape in

which it was

sent in. This

does not seem to have been done yet,

your

as I perceive that

Communication now

municat

under reply is not by direction

of the Excellency.

With reference to paragraph

6

of

the same Rule

you point

out that Grants

are made

on actual, not on estimated

on rather

orv

Cost of building, the basis of balance of building.

And

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