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getting on with the cemeteries. But what about the main buildings? The first floor of the Secretariats is in hand, while the upper basement of Government House is in course of erection. A start has been made on the foundations of the Legis Iative Chambers, and, material has been collected for building a record office. Besides this, there have been completed for the accommodation of Council members two hotels which it now pro- posed to devote to other purposes, One is to be sold to the Postal Department. much to show for an expenditure of eight And that's all. There does not appear

oreres apread over eight years. If the the expenditure of another four or five! capital is to be completed by 1526, after Crores one wonders what kind of a capital!

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