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RefNoNLB/1/336
AltRefNoNLB/1 p244
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Herbert Rix, to Robert Henry Scott
Date31 December 1886
DescriptionRix encloses the original estimate from the stationary office, 2 February 1886 [not attached]. Rix does not know if the Treasurer, John Evans, wanted Scott to write to the Stationary Office but thinks the idea was that Scott might discover the reason for the expense so much exceeding the estimate [for the Fort Rae Observations].
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
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