CO129-283 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [5-6] — Page 506

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duly noted.

2.

As regards the

our.

tailment of expenditure

on

Public Works Extraordinary,

J

that

I beg to inform you

work will be begun this year in connection with

no

either the improvement of the Recreation Ground, Happy Valley, for which a sum of

$16,000 had been entered in the Estimates, or the addi- tions and alterations tor Mount Gough and Hung-

hom

I

hom Police Stations for

which a sum.

561

of $9000 is

borne on the Estimates. ~

These two sums make a total of $25,000 and probably repre sent all the curtailment that is possible, because

all the other Public Works Extraordinary

are.

finish_

necessa_

ed, or absolutely

already in progress!

ry or

under contracts .

It may

not be

un

likely however that the expenditure