CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 64

Френе of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference.

2. Jam to stati

for

tha

information of

You

Committer that all.

Chamberlain, after giving the matter careful consideration,

is prepared to reduce the fremmin suggested by the late Govenor from $4,000 to $2,000. He is not, however, fucfared to offer a lease for a longer term then 99 years, which he trusts will

meet the requirements of the

Committee.

3. In Sir William

Robrison's despatch &

subject, which was

CA

thes

forwarded

to your Committer in the

63

letter from this office of

the 27th of December, it

was stated that the Rev

W. Musson had undertaken.

a

to defray the cost of telegraffic afly. Iam to

enquire whether

your Committer still desere that

Mr. Chamberlains 's decision

should be telegraphed to the Colony

4. Iam to add that

th. Chamberlain hopes that

the saving of $4,000 which will thus be effected

by

the Committee will be

exfonded on the informent of the building to be erectio

to the pufore

wate