CO129-275 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [1-5] — Page 397

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which

ovr

surplus of $130, битрович

ly just sufficed to wife of this debit balance shown at the beginning of 1896 between Liabilities & Assets.

and which was a receipt

Therefor the item mentimes in par 76) of this desp, is already dressed of and in

A.

An

asset towards

not available. new Public Buildings.

(2) As to par. Sofa desp. on 11354,

tes

Icannot

find out exactly how far the Public Works already

in hand will exceed the sum realized by the Loan but as far as I can make out the Excess will be at least $100,000. (3) Further it has been decided

emorate the Diamond Jubilee by Hospital de (corting from $850,000 to $80,000) and a

to com

A

road round the Island

(Costing ultimate pr5,000

have prospective special receipts from

Land Sales:

Item (2) in par.,

10

501

ov v

Item (3) in par. 7 (serpan say 230,000 Item (4) in par.)

1607

69°1

0D-0

393

00-0

par. 8 [sale of existing officer) 250,000 Sale of Tripingshan (Not Extinated). Isubmit therefor that it would be extremely rash without further nifi to sanctim, at any rate, the whole of His fort Offices Scheme; & perhaps at first

Block.

we

should

donly sanction

one

H

comprehensi

? Refer matter back to fovern above lines asking for

tee.

11153/97

ev

Lir Fry

m!)

13046/97

report

I then

Towards this there has been a public

Fubscription of $86,500, but that will

to be found by the for

Road is carried out for the path whone way.

We have there for

leave Road

$200,000

to

Find

rely $4,900,

18900,0

but a further

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next few years, noch ganglined)

Lipsam but a

for there for offices,

$300,000 (under (2) + (3) above],

or altogether $1,200,000.

There

are moverver several other

urgent public works,

constineted when

waiting

to be

money

for the omring

specified in par. 100 of Report of Dir. of Public Works for 1896. Ihave not seen any

of their cost.

Estimate

auranting

we

Aganist all this expenditure amame

· dollar & fay to a million ta half doll

C

as to all prospective Expendition

of meeting it, but add that

in this mean time the pla

will be

referred to the Consulting Carchitecten for Their Report; and negation the "Special Fund" idea in same way as we did in repfen and send Exct 2 & 3 umor,

arginal to Agents, asking for a Report from their Consulting Architects, & add that IW. Sale (the Chief Draughtsman) is now in England (38 Scarsdale Villas, Kensington I would be able to furnish the Architects with further wiht as to the designs of required; add that it is desirable to reduce the cost of there Buildings, if the number of storeys practicable, without loss of

by increasing

whether

Conventnerd.

or othe wise; & draw special attention to the inportant question of fouendaten

"[h. B. We asked in June 1896 for a copy

(11352/96)