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at say $14 per square foot, or $126,000, together $279,600, as against $832,340 estimated to be realised for the sites on which the present Court House, Land Office, Post Office, and Harbour Master's Office stand, together with the Reclamation in front of the latter. Inland Lot No. 1,542 consists of 2,567 square feet, is in the immediate vicinity of the Harbour Master's present Office, and was per Government Notification No. 375 of 1st July, 1899, exposed for sale by public auction, the upset price being $30,800, and it realised on 24th July last $47,200, fully $18.38 per square foot; hence $14 per square foot may be regarded as a not unreasonable valuation for the Harbour Master's present office and the New Praya Reclamation in front thereof.
The rent of the now somewhat famous building named "Beaconsfield", on which so much public money has been wastefully expended, could be saved to the Government by the addition of another storey on the building in St. John's Place in which the meetings of Council are held and in which the Colonial Secretary and Director of Public Works are accommodated. This new storey could be executed at a cost of say Twenty thousand Dollars ($20,000) and it would give ample additional office room for the Sanitary Board, the Educational Department,
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11.- The advantages to be derived from adopting the proposals adduced herein to the non-biased and unprejudiced mind are overwhelming and too obvious to be further demonstrated. On every ground and for financial reasons the building of the new Post Office, &c, should be commenced forthwith on the Government site now lying fallow immediately to the north of that on which the new Law Courts are to be erected. If the Public Works Department are unable to at once undertake the work the Government would do well to entrust the same to local architects, who have already constructed buildings in the Colony of greater magnitude and value.
12.- If the site in question to the north of that on which the new Law Courts are to be built is not now reserved for the erection thereon of the Post Office, &c, Government may at any time be asked to put it up to public auction and a buyer would probably
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at say $14 per square foot, or $126,000, together $279,600, as against $832,340 estimated to be realised for the sites on which the present Court House, Land Office, Post Office, and Harbour Master's Office stand, together with the Reclamation in front of the latter. Inland Lot No. 1,542 consists of 2,567 square feet, is in the immediate vicinity of the Harbour Master's pres- ent Office, and was per Government Notification No. 375 of 1st July, 1899, exposed for sale by public auction, the upset price being $30,800, and it realised on 24th July last $47,200, fully $18.38 per square foot; hence $14 per square foot may be regarded as a not unreasonable valuation for the Harbour Master's present office and the New Praya Reclamation in front thereof.
The rent of the now somewhat famous building named "Beaconsfield", on which so much public money has been wasteful- ly expended, could be saved to the Government by the addition of another storey on the building in St. John's Place in which the meetings of Council are held and in which the Colonial Secretary and Director of Public Works are accommodated. This new storey could be executed at a cost of say Twenty thousand Dollars ($20,000) and it would give ample additional office room for the Sanitary Board, the Educational Department,
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11.- The advantages to be derived from adopting the pro- posals adduced herein to the non-biased and unprejudiced mind- are overwhelming and too obvions to be further demonstrated. On every ground and for financial reasons the building of the new Post Office, &c, should be commenced forthwith on the Government site now lying fallow immediately to the north of that on which
If the Public Works De- the new Law Courts are to be erected.
partment are unable to at once undertake the work the Government would do well to entrust the same to local architects, who have already constructed buildings in the Colony of greater magnitude
and value.
12.- If the site in question to the north of that on which the new Law Courts are to be built is not now reserved for the erection thereon of the Post Office, &c, Government may at any time be asked to put it up to public auction and a buyer would
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