CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 112

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It is estimated that there are extra clues that would realize fully fifty thousand dollars per annum, and the Chaucer asks that an equivalent sum should be taken out of the existing light dues as an endowment to the South of the Colony.

A sum of $15,000 is suggested by some, while others opine that the best amount would be around twenty-five thousand dollars per annum, with the owner of about nine thousand dollars ($9,000) applied to the upkeep of the light-houses.

3. Before forwarding this letter, I thought it desirable to visit the different rocks and islands to consider the situation for this light. Commodore Morant, the Senior Naval Officer in the Colony, having kindly placed Her Majesty's ship Heroine at my disposal, I visited the different places on the 27th September last, accompanied by the Commodore, the Surveyor General, the Harbour Master, and the Assistant Harbour Master.

An annexed report will be found from the Master of the Ulster.

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It is estimated that there are extra clues that would realize fully fifty thousand dollars per annum, and the Chaucer asks that an equivalent sum should be taken out of the existing light dues as an endowment to the South of the Colony. A sum of $15,000 is suggested by some, while others opine that the best amount would be around twenty-five thousand dollars per annum, with the owner of about nine thousand dollars ($9,000) applied to the upkeep of the light-houses. 3. Before forwarding this letter, I thought it desirable to visit the different rocks and islands to consider the situation for this light. Commodore Morant, the Senior Naval Officer in the Colony, having kindly placed Her Majesty's ship Heroine at my disposal, I visited the different places on the 27th September last, accompanied by the Commodore, the Surveyor General, the Harbour Master, and the Assistant Harbour Master. An annexed report will be found from the Master of the Ulster. Page 1 ... Page 110
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is estimated that there extra clues

would realize fully fiftion

thousand dollars per

and the Chaucher ask that,

equivalent

sum should be taken

out of the exciting light

an

isleende to the South of the Colony..

accompanied by Officers competent to

$15,000

Gexfraces

A

opinion

QXxx

to the best

for

wrień nalize abouk leventy five $25,000. thousand dollars por

wner of about nine thousand $9,000.

applied to the

dolları are

upkeep of the light-houses,

3.

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this letter I thought it desirable

to visit the different rocks and

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situation

this light. form modore

Moraut, the Louier e Naval Officer

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the fort, having kindly placed iter

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my

dispoent, the different places

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27th September

last, accompanied by the Commodor, by the Serveyor Tourral,

exact by the Harhows &

the Arvistant Harbour

(*

will be

from the

Ulaster, and

Muster. If

annex

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|

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