CO129-278 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [11-12] — Page 365

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Commanding is referring this matter to the Secretary of State for War, I submit the question for your consideration, and I should be also glad to receive instructions as to whether a proportion of the purchase money paid for the Mount Austin Hotel is to be defrayed from Colonial funds.

I have the honour to be Your Most Obedient Humble Servant William Robinson

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Minute by the Colonel Comdg. Royal Engineer.

The £30,000 paid for the Mt. Austin Hotel was not included in the Progress Report as that sum was paid in London. The 27.11.1. paid for fittings was included as chargeable also to the Military Works Loan under which we are working.

It is quite impossible for me to say how much of the money spent on the Mt. Austin Hotel is to be taken as chargeable to the approved schedule of Barrack Services in which the Colonial Government has a third share. Thus the Mt. Austin Hotel accommodation may be taken as superseding and avoiding the item of £10,000 for Barracks for one company Asiatic Artillery.

A large fraction of the £50,000 will be chargeable to Naval Estimates as going in aid of the accommodation required for the Troops turned out of North Barracks.

These are questions which can only be adjusted in London as between the three Secretaries of State concerned, when the precise rearrangement of the Garrison involved has been decided on and carried out.

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362 284- Commanding is referring this matter to the Secretary of State for War, I submit the question for your consideration, and I should be also glad to receive instructions as to whether a proportion of the purchase money paid for the Mount Austin Hotel is to be defrayed from Colonial funds. I have the honour to be Your Most Obedient Humble Servant William Robinson COPY ENCLOSURE J Minute by the Colonel Comdg. Royal Engineer. The £30,000 paid for the Mt. Austin Hotel was not included in the Progress Report as that sum was paid in London. The 27.11.1. paid for fittings was included as chargeable also to the Military Works Loan under which we are working. It is quite impossible for me to say how much of the money spent on the Mt. Austin Hotel is to be taken as chargeable to the approved schedule of Barrack Services in which the Colonial Government has a third share. Thus the Mt. Austin Hotel accommodation may be taken as superseding and avoiding the item of £10,000 for Barracks for one company Asiatic Artillery. A large fraction of the £50,000 will be chargeable to Naval Estimates as going in aid of the accommodation required for the Troops turned out of North Barracks. These are questions which can only be adjusted in London as between the three Secretaries of State concerned, when the precise rearrangement of the Garrison involved has been decided on and carried out. AS 363
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362 284- Commanding is referring this matter to the Secretary of State for War, I submit the question for your con- sideration, and I should be also glad to receive in structions as to whether а proportion of the purchase money paid for the Mount Austin Hotel is to be defray- ed from Colonial funds. I have the honour to be Your Most Obedient Humble Servant William Robinson COPY ENCLOSURE J Minute by the Colonel Comag. Royal Engineer. The £30,000 paid for the Mt. Austin Hotel was not included in the Progress Report as that sum was paid in London. The 27.11.1. paid for fittings was included as chargeable also to the Military Works Loan under which we are working. It is quite impossible for me to say how much of the money spent on the Mt. Austin Hotel is to be taken as chargeable to the approved schedule of Barrack Ser- vices in which the Colonial Government has a third share, Thus the Mt. Austin Hotel accommodation may be taken as su- perseding and avoiding the item of £10,000 for Barracks for one company Asiatic Artillery. A large fraction of the £50,000 will be chargeable to Naval Estimates as going in aid of the accom- modation required for the Troops turned out of North Bar- racks. These are questions which can only be ad- justed in London as between the three Secretaries of State concerned, when the precise rearrangement of the Garrison involved has been decided on and carried out. AS
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Commanding is referring this matter to the Secretary of State for War, I submit the question for your con- sideration, and I should

be also glad

to receive in

structions as to whether

а

proportion of the purchase money paid for the Mount Austin Hotel is to be defray- ed from Colonial funds.

I have the honour to be

Your Most Obedient

Humble Servant

William Robinson

COPY

ENCLOSURE

J

Minute by the Colonel Comag. Royal Engineer.

The £30,000 paid for the Mt. Austin Hotel was

not included in the Progress Report as that sum was paid in

London. The 27.11.1. paid for fittings was included as

chargeable also to the Military Works Loan under which we

are working.

It is quite impossible for me to say how

much of the money spent on the Mt. Austin Hotel is to be

taken as chargeable to the approved schedule of Barrack Ser-

vices in which the Colonial Government has a third share,

Thus the Mt. Austin Hotel accommodation may be taken as su-

perseding and avoiding the item of £10,000 for Barracks for

one company Asiatic Artillery.

A large fraction of the £50,000 will be

chargeable to Naval Estimates as going in aid of the accom-

modation required for the Troops turned out of North Bar-

racks.

These are questions which can only be ad-

justed in London as between the three Secretaries of State

concerned, when the precise rearrangement of the Garrison

involved has been decided on and carried out.

AS

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