CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 600

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unhappily very extensive repairs to

the old Building

ever

of

the

arrandahs were left out, could not be done under $10,000.

I enclose the plans,

specifications and estiriates to be

inid before Ais Excellency

Adeninistrator

the

or his approval.

for

The new Wing is to be erected on the Forth side of the prevent Building,

on to the

and will be joined Northern ends of the two things which run North and South;

the

ground being that piece which is immediately behind the New Quarters of the Aospital Staff at present in course of erection.

A practical difficulty

aroze in the Committee as to how. the amount supposed to vétunately from the

opter the Be

Build

Building

Governmen

is completed can

me meantime be raised; and

was authorized to place this difficulty before the Government

the hope

er r

may

that

way out of

be found. The Committee is not a Corporate Body, even if they

arca

they have no

authority to offer any posson of

the land or

for a

AI

Buildoing security

purpose. A

van for any

<arge portion of the Land was leased by the Government for 999

years at the nominal rent of $19

инве annually,

and the Building

wad

erected and the distinction is

supported by fees and charitable subscriptions. But

if

the object for

which the Committee have nev

collected over $4ove is to the

carried out, a

large

pearly

$6,000) must be borrowed for the erection of the Building,

Building, as the

Committee understand that the

- grant indicated in the Grant-ui-

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