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and "West Point", as His Excellency entirely concurs with your views on the advantage of the arrangement; but before orders are issued for the erection of the Buildings, it is necessary that it should be clearly understood that the occupation of them is imperative upon, and not to be optional with, the officers, and further that every officer is to pay at the rate of a Subaltern, agreeable to the Regulations in force in the Honourable Company's Service in India for the accommodation, which sum is to be deducted from his monthly allowances by the Pay-Master, and paid over to the Civil Authority to cover the expense of the first and subsequent repairs of the Buildings.
As this part of the arrangement is solely of a Military nature, His Excellency leaves it to you to decide on it, and issue the necessary orders; and the moment that is done, the Engineer Officer can be instructed to draw on the Civil Treasury for such part of the money as he may require, and commence the Work.
(True Copy.)
I have to,
(Signed) G. A. Malcolm,
Acting Secretary of Legation & Treasurer.
Rot-Momson Secretary