CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] — Page 501

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the Estimates of year, concerning this Colony for the current year.

The Surveyor General

2. informe me, regarding what

is asked for in paragraph 1 of your despatch, that the increase was of the vote for Repairs from $21,000 to $25,000 under the Head of Works and Buildings, not in consequence of damage done by the great rain storm of May last year, but because it was evident from the condition of several important buildings that the amount expended on them in past years had not proved sufficient to maintain them in an efficient state of repair. Mr Brown states that the increase in the item for maintenance of Water works from $5,000 in 1889 to $8,000 was made with the view of placing the

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2 3 498 the Estimates of year, concerning this Colony for the current year. The Surveyor General 2. informe me, regarding what 4 is asked for in paragraph 1 of your despatch, that the increase was of the vote for Repairs from $21,000 to $25,000 under the Head of Works and Buildings, not in consequence of damage done by the great rain storm of May last year, but because it was evident from the condition of several important buildings that the amount expended on them in past years had not proved sufficient to maintain them in an efficient state of repair. Mr Brown states that the increase in the item for maintenance of Water works from $5,000 in 1889 to $8,000 was made with the view of placing the

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2 3 498 the Estimates of year, concerning this Colony for the current year. The Shurveyor General 2. informe me, regarding what 4 is asked for in paragraph t of your despatch, that the_ increase was of the vote for Repairs from #21,000 _ to _ #25,000 under the Head of Works and Buildings, not in consequence of damage done by the great rain storm of May last year but because it was evident from the condition. of several in ortant impor buildings that the amount on them in past had not proved expended years sufficient to maintain them in an efficient state of repair. Mr Brown states that the increase in the item for maintenance of Water works from $5,000 in 1889 to $8,000 was made with the view of placing the

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498

the Estimates of

year,

concerning this Colony for the current

year.

The Shurveyor General

informe

me,

regarding what

is asked for in paragraph t of your despatch, that the_

increase

was

of the vote for Repairs from #21,000 _ to _ #25,000 under the Head of Works and Buildings, not in consequence of damage done by the great rain storm of May last

year

but because it was

evident from the condition.

of several

ortant

impor

buildings that the amount on them in past had not proved

expended

years

sufficient to maintain them in an

efficient state of repair. Mr Brown states that the increase in the

item

for

maintenance of

Water works from $5,000 in

1889

to $8,000 was made with the view of placing

the

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