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COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE. QUEENSLAND
20.FEB.89
01620[tick]

[J? Straling?]
per minister for R[Y?]

Fence at the Toowoomba Gaol is in
a very delapidated state

{Refer to [Cap^t? Govwell?]
for Report
B.D.M
2[1?]/2/89}

{V.J.[Toowoo?]: Gaol
[18C?]
21. 2 . 89 }

Toowoomba
Feby 14^th 1889

Hon H. M. Nelson

Dear Sir

I wish to know
whether you can be at the Annual
meeting of the Caledonian Society
on next Tuesday evening. There
is one matter we wanted seeing to
The fence of the Gaol is in a very
delapidated state . M^r Blaney has
been complaining of cattle going
through The fence is on the Gaol
grounds as when fencing a [stub?]
of 3 feet wide was left for a path
I wish you would try and get
this matter arranged for us
I presume you are willing to
[con?e] President of the Society
I enclose another letter to you
belonging to the Railway Department

yours truly

[J Stirling]

[sketch of plan view of grounds?]