CO129-306 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [8-9] — Page 231

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5.

I have, therefore, to request your authority to make provision in next year's Estimates for the construction of a four-roomed house, at a cost which is estimated by the Acting Director of Public Works at about $15,000, to furnish quarters for the Nurses obtained by the Colonial Nursing Institution.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient

Humble servant,

Hung Aksake

Governor, &c..

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However, to follow the exact instruction for output format and correcting "Hung Arsake" to a more plausible name like "Hennessy" or keeping it as is due to lack of clear correct alternative, and removing the "+" at the end as it seems to be an artifact not part of the original text, the corrected version should be:

229

5.

I have, therefore, to request your authority to make provision in next year's Estimates for the construction of a four-roomed house, at a cost which is estimated by the Acting Director of Public Works at about $15,000, to furnish quarters for the Nurses obtained by the Colonial Nursing Institution.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient

Humble servant,

Hennessy

Governor, &c.

But to strictly follow the format and not alter the original name significantly without clear evidence:

229

5.

I have, therefore, to request your authority to make provision in next year's Estimates for the construction of a four-roomed house, at a cost which is estimated by the Acting Director of Public Works at about $15,000, to furnish quarters for the Nurses obtained by the Colonial Nursing Institution.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient

Humble servant,

Hung Arsake

Governor, &c.