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16.

Paragraph 10 (b). Mr. Whitehead and the

other Members of the Legislative Council had already been

informed by me that it is my intention that the Peak

Shelter

shall be erected next year.

17.

Paragraph 10 (c).

Air. Whitehead states

Enel. 5. 4th Oct 1899.

that no plans of the Governor's Peak Residence have been

laid before the Public Works Committee, and that no money

has been voted for it. He seems to have forgotten that he

was present at a Meeting of the Public Works Committee held

on August 31st. last, the report of which I attach, when

plans were considered by the Committee, and that a sum of

340,000 is provided in this year's Estimates for the

Governor's Peak Residence.

There is a considerable amount of levelling to

be done, and it is important that this shall be completed

some time before the building is erected, to obviate the

danger of malarial fever from recently disturbed ground.

18.

Paragraph 11. Everybody is agreed as to

the pressing necessity for more space in the Post Office. I

have already directed that offices shall be taken for the

Acting Attorney-General and the Registrar of the Supreme

Court