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Hall, Claus rooms and offices shewn in these plans has been designed in close accordance as far as possible with the Memorandum of requirements recently furnished by M. Balison Wright M.A. the present Head master.

which This memorandum, a copy of which is appended, set forth the wants of the Educational Department so clearly that I have had little difficulty in following its suggestions.

the City is built, it has not been possible to procure a level piece of grounds for the proposed Institution, and I have therefore had to do the best I could with a site somewhat unfavourable and discouraging in respect of shape and configuration, for it not only slopes very steeply from South to North but also from East to West.

4. The whole area occupied by the school premises is 20170 sq. ft.

3. Owing to the strongly marked declivity on which the whole of the school premises formally was covered with private dwelling-houses and when these were cleared,

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349 Hall, Claus rooms and offices shewn in these plans has been designed in close accordance as far as possible with the Memorandum of requirements recently furnished by M. Balison Wright M.A. the present Head master. which This memorandum, a copy of which is appended, set forth the wants of the Educational Department so clearly that I have had little difficulty in following its suggestions. the City is built, it has not been possible to procure a level piece of grounds for the proposed Institution, and I have therefore had to do the best I could with a site somewhat unfavourable and discouraging in respect of shape and configuration, for it not only slopes very steeply from South to North but also from East to West. 4. The whole area occupied by the school premises is 20170 sq. ft. 3. Owing to the strongly marked declivity on which the whole of the school premises formally was covered with private dwelling-houses and when these were cleared, Page 360 Page 361
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349 Hall, Claus rooms and offices shewn in these plans has been de- signed in wa o A& close accordance possible with the Mandy - andum of requirements recently furnished 2006 by M. Balison Wright M.a. the present Head master. which This memorandum, a copy of appended, set forth the wants of is the Educational Department so clear. by that I have had 160 following its suggestions. the City is built, it has not been level piece possible to procure A of grounds for the proposed, Institution, and I have therefore had to do the best I could with a site somewhat unfavourable and discouraging in respect of shape and configuration, for it not only slopes very steeply from South to North but also from East to West difficulty in 4. The whole lo arca 20170 oc. 3. Owing to the strongly marked cupied by the school premisas covered with private, dwelling - houses and when these was de clivityy Our which the whole of formaly i The werd Page 360Page 361
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349

Hall, Claus rooms and offices

shewn in these plans has been de-

signed in

wa o

A&

close accordance

possible with the

Mandy

- andum of requirements recently

furnished

2006

by M. Balison Wright

M.a. the present Head master.

which

This memorandum, a copy of

appended, set forth the wants of

is

the Educational Department so clear. by that I have had

160

following its suggestions.

the City is built, it has not been

level piece

possible to procure

A

of grounds for the proposed, Institution, and I have therefore

had to do the best I could with

a

site somewhat unfavourable

and discouraging in respect of shape and configuration, for it not only slopes very steeply from South to North but also from East

to West

difficulty in

4.

The whole

lo

arca

20170 oc.

3. Owing to the strongly marked

cupied by the school premisas

covered with private,

dwelling - houses and when these

was

de clivityy

Our

which the

whole of

formaly

i

The

werd

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