CO129-244 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [1-4] — Page 278

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1. approve. Brown's proposal Concrete footings and weighting.

2. Mr. Brown being informed of this decision, has reported that he considers the sum of £100 thousand pounds, £2,000 for the purchase of machinery and material in England, not to be exceeded at any rate this year. He has, however, under consideration the points raised in Sir John Cooke's letter to the Crown Agents of the 16th of December, forwarded in Sir Robert Herbert's despatch No: 246 of the 31st of December.

And in his report thereon he will deal in a detailed form with the question of the machinery required.

Your Lordship will have observed that the plant referred to in the 10th and 14th paragraphs of Mr. Brown's report of the 9th of January, can, in his opinion, be purchased locally.

I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most obedient, humble servant,

H. H. Hoppe

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1. approve. Brown's proposal Concrete footings and weighting. 2. Mr. Brown being informed of this decision, has reported that he considers the sum of £100 thousand pounds, £2,000 for the purchase of machinery and material in England, not to be exceeded at any rate this year. He has, however, under consideration the points raised in Sir John Cooke's letter to the Crown Agents of the 16th of December, forwarded in Sir Robert Herbert's despatch No: 246 of the 31st of December. And in his report thereon he will deal in a detailed form with the question of the machinery required. Your Lordship will have observed that the plant referred to in the 10th and 14th paragraphs of Mr. Brown's report of the 9th of January, can, in his opinion, be purchased locally. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most obedient, humble servant, H. H. Hoppe Page 1 ... Page 2 24354 3446 276 There was something said in par. 14 about purchasing plant locally with derrick &c. Steyne al he Raze zes? has been removed as it appears to be a jumbled and nonsensical sequence likely resulting from OCR errors. The text has been formatted into paragraphs and corrected for spelling and spacing issues where possible, following the given rules.
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approve. Brown's proposal

Concrete footings

and weighting.

2. Mr. Brown

P

beeing.

informed of this decision, has reported that he considers the

sum of

T100 thousand pounds, £2,000

for the purchase of machinery

and material in

England,

All

not be exceeded at any rate this

year

He has however under

Consideration

in Sir John

the points raixed

Cooke's letter to

the Crown Agents of the 16th of December, forwarded in

Sir Robert Herbert! despatch

No: 246

of

the 3120

of

December,

And in his report thereon he

will

24354

г

3446

276

will deal in a detailed form with

the question of

required.

I.

the machinery

Your Lord his will have observed that the plant reforred

X

to in the 10th and 14th paragraphe

Mr. Brovés de

report of the

9th of January, can in his opinion be purchased locally.

I have the hour to be,

LILLA

X does he H. Hoppe

Raze

zes?

? There was

thising said in

par. 14 about.

purchasing plant locally

Stey

With derrick & Bluete Carrigue

Steinte al he

My Lord,

Lord, Your Lordship's Most obedient, humble sortent

Herning

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