CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 339

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instructions) and then submitted

memorandum to the Surveyor

General on which I pourited out

what I had done and asked to see

hain with

gave

my drawings.

The Surveyor General

my

in an interview subsequent to this

me to understand that I was to obey his orders and that it was not witheri.

province trcriticise his designs. From his remarks I gathered very distinctly that even ii technical matters of my profession I was to take

miskuction

11.

corote a

from

him.

my

On the 3rd April 1891

His Excellency Sir G. H. Das Founx

minute on CS.0. 669,3/4/91 (Central Market) from which I following extracts:.

make

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the

Mr. Braun is not an Architect

and has obtanied a gentleman-

of this profession to deal with

"this.

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" this portion of the work +

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" I further request that in respect to all buildings Incest have "the Architect's opinions and

arews whether they agree

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with

those of Mr Brown or not

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I would also refer to

a minute of His the Building

an extract from Excellency C.S.0. 1601 7/4/91-

13.

Mduriance

"Before considering it I should

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like to have the views under

his

signature of Mr. Wills

" the new Architect to the Public

"Works Department.

I would therefore

respectfully suggest that the views of the Surveyor General and the views expressed by His Excellency in the preceding minutes raises the question as to whether

my position. as Architectural adviser to the

Government should not be placed

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