CO129-248 - Public Offices & Others - 1890 — Page 590

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Any reply to this letter should quote the above number, and be addressed to the Secretary

The Estimates for such a Survey completed in every respect like the Survey of England including pay of an Officer during the first season, allowance to the Royal Engineer Officer, employed during the 2nd and 3rd season + pay of local labourers would, roughly speaking, be about £3000.

The new ... special clothing, ... would require quarters ... which the War Office might be asked to provide free of cost, if ... the First Commissioner approves, Instruments might be bought by the Ordnance Survey Department. Passages out and home would, also be required.

I would very strongly urge that the above scheme be approved, and that if the Officer in charge of the Survey be quite independent of the Surveyor General and of any authority in the Colony as far as the conduct ...

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587 Any reply to this letter should quote the above number, and be addressed to the Secretary The Estimates for such a Survey completed in every respect like the Survey of England including pay of an Officer during the first season, allowance to the Royal Engineer Officer, employed during the 2nd and 3rd season + pay of local labourers would, roughly speaking, be about £3000. The new ... special clothing, ... would require quarters ... which the War Office might be asked to provide free of cost, if ... the First Commissioner approves, Instruments might be bought by the Ordnance Survey Department. Passages out and home would, also be required. I would very strongly urge that the above scheme be approved, and that if the Officer in charge of the Survey be quite independent of the Surveyor General and of any authority in the Colony as far as the conduct ...
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587 Any reply to this letter should quote the above number, and be addressed to the Secretary The Estimates for such a Survey completed in every respect like tho Survey of England including pay of an Officer during the first season, allowance to the Royal Eugincar Officer, ам employed during the 2, and 32. basour + pay of local labovers would, roughly speaking, be about £3000.. The new special clothing, would require quarters .... which the War Office might be asked to provide free of cost, t if do First Commies? approves Crestrumenty might be but by the Oriance Survey Department. Passages out and home would, also be required. I would very strongly urge obore scheme ве be approved that if the the Officer in P charge of the Survey be quite independent other of the Surveyor Geural and of any authority in the Colony as far as the conduct. of
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587

Any reply to this letter should quote the above number, and be addressed to the Secretary

The Estimates for such a Survey

completed in every respect like tho Survey of England including pay of an Officer during the first season, allowance to the Royal Eugincar Officer,

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employed during the 2, and 32. basour + pay of local labovers would, roughly speaking, be about £3000..

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special clothing,

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do First Commies? approves Crestrumenty

might be but by the Oriance Survey Department. Passages out and home would, also be required.

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