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appointed a Committee con- sisting of two Officials, (the Director of Public Works and Treasurer) and three Unofficial Members (Mr. Chater, Mr Jackson and Mr. McConachie) to consider and report on the

new

I question of providing

Government Offices and the advisability of concentrating roof. The

them under one

Committee has advised that

two blocks of buildings

should be erected on

the

Praya

new

Praya Reclamation comprising offices for the Treasury, Public Works, Post Office and Registrar General's departments and the Supreme Court and the Offices connected with it, but that the Colonial Secretary's

2.

Office should be allowed to remain as at

at present: A majority of the Committee bring in favour of inviting competetive de- signs for the proposed

Offices,

new

I directed the Director

af