CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12] — Page 88

The

Cliffs, the have at present ceutice is too small, and aid

a

a rezidu ca.

necessity that the your should have a

in the Summich on the Peak (see 24652)

2) a voli of $15,000 has been placed on the Draft Estimates for 1900 to

commence this work.

The present total Esteemate for the house is $75,000, and it appears from para: 6 of this Despatch that that Estimate may posibly be exceeded.

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This increase on the 42 Estimate is owing to the fact that the accommodation previously estimated for was insufficient, not enough Verandahs etc. I do not think

that there were

I the accommodation

the retinate extringunt for seven bedrooms, of as Igather from the plow five of two dressing rooms) seems none two large.

It is anticipated that that there will be

Ilance in

the Draft

hand at the end of

the

a considerable

current

"year

talemates

for next

gear

shav

OW EX CAL

of Revenue over

Expenditure of $105,000. It seems to

therefore that there are

now as sufficient reasons

for further delaying the work on

fruancent grounds,

and I therefore seelmist that we should definitely

approve of its being begun.

auxites that the house should

The your is doubtless be completed by next summer year, as, when the present lease of the Cliffs expires on 31st Deer 1900, there will be no Summer residence, available caté

the new

is finished.

one is

Under there wires I think we may approve the

tate

85 Gour's proposal that; if it is found possible to accelerate the work, the

suem estimated for 1900 may be exceeded, though I would at any observe that having regard to the very heavy Expenditure which will shortly be necessary on the larger impending Public Works in the new Lew Courts &

Post Office, it is

as may

undesirable that such balance

year

be realived at the end

7

the present should

sky

that

if

the

be utilised for this purpose: but

putra anticipated Inlanca nord is realind at the

it is found in the

Lud

of

the current

year,

and if

middle

f

next

that the detected Kavanais

year

vahid the anticipated supplies

anticipated supplies of Revere over

Expenditure will probably be maintained

I Chamberlain

will not object to a further

lakew for this purpose

T.CM.

vote being

Cameron

The dengn

Major

impinement

see.

erected

16/11

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to br

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guat

that in 24652/92. Do

any objichin to the building bring

contractor instead of the pnd.

by

I think at the Shants the PhD wom