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VII.— ESTIMATE FOR IMPROVING THE

Downing-street,
9th April 1828.
SIR,
I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Huskisson to transmit to you an extract of
a letter from the Master General of the Ordnance, stating, that by accounts
recently received from Lieutenant Colonel By, the officer who is employed in
constructing the Rideau Canal, it appears that he has entered into very extensive
contracts for work to be completed in the present year, and that the Estimate of
£.41,000, which has been submitted to Parliament for this Service, would be
altogether inadequate to meet the engagements into which Lieutenant Colonel
By has entered. Under the circumstances, therefore, which are stated by Lord
Beresford, Mr. Huskisson requests that you will submit to the consideration of
the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, the propriety of applying to Parliament
for a grant of £.120,000 on account of the Rideau Canal, in the present
year; and if their Lordships concur in this opinion, Mr. Huskisson will direct
a Supplementary Estimate to be prepared for an additional sum of £.79,000 for
this service.
I am, &c.
(sigd) R. W. Hay.
G. R. Dawson, Esq.
&c. &c. &c.

Identifier: | JB/008/146/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Date_1	1828-06-25	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	008	Main Headings	official aptitude
Folio number	146	Info in main headings field	canada for official aptitude - colonial expence
Image	002	Titles	canada / an estimate
Category	printed material	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	/ f2 / f3 /
Penner		Watermarks	[[watermarks::[star motif] g2 1825]]
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1825
Notes public		ID Number	3250
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