CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12] — Page 96

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3 As regards the proposal in the last para: of your Despatch No;

If it is found possible to accelerate this work, the estimated Expenditure thereon during 1900 should be exceeded,

I have to inform you it seems to me undesirable that, having regard to the large Expenditure which it is proposed to incur in the erection of the new Law Courts and the New Post Office, I consider it undesirable that portion of any material, the balance in hand at the end of the current year should be utilised for the erection of the Peak Residence or other smaller works.

If however the balance which is expected at the end of the present year comes up to your anticipations, and in the middle of next year the Estimated surplus of Revenue over Expenditure promises at least to be maintained, I shall not object to steps being taken so as to allow of the work being pressed forward.

3. I gather from the 6th para:

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3 As regards the proposal in the last para: of your Despatch No; If it is found possible to accelerate this work, the estimated Expenditure thereon during 1900 should be exceeded, I have to inform you it seems to me undesirable that, having regard to the large Expenditure which it is proposed to incur in the erection of the new Law Courts and the New Post Office, I consider it undesirable that portion of any material, the balance in hand at the end of the current year should be utilised for the erection of the Peak Residence or other smaller works. If however the balance which is expected at the end of the present year comes up to your anticipations, and in the middle of next year the Estimated surplus of Revenue over Expenditure promises at least to be maintained, I shall not object to steps being taken so as to allow of the work being pressed forward. 3. I gather from the 6th para:
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tshimmater for 1900 for this. aut of your formater unterst

korpore

3 As regards the proponat in the

last para: of your Despatch Has;

if it is found possible to accelente

this work, the estimated Expenditure

thereon during 1900 should be

exceeded, Shane

Ihave to enforces you

it seems to me undesirable

that, having regard to the large

Expenditure which it is proposed

to incur in the erection

of

the new Law Courts and the

New Post Office, Sconsider it

undesirable that

portin of

any

material

the balancer in hand at the end of the gument

year

anticipation

and

93

should be utiliseft for the

erection of the. Peak Raredence

07

other smaller works.

1 If however the balance which

expected

is anticipated at the end of

the preseelt year

comes up to

your anticipations, and

in the middle of next

*

year

the Estimated surplus of

Revenue over Expenditure

promises at least to ben

mamlammed, I shall not object

perther

ther vole being

to a

taken so as

to allow

of

the

work being pressed forward.

3✓ gather from the 6th para:

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