Afsist Mily Seey's Office,
27th January, 1849.
I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of this date (29) enclosing a copy of a Despatch
of the 25th Instant from His Excellency the Governor to the Right Honorable Earl Grey, for the information of Major
General Staveley, and requesting any remarks or suggestions that the Major
General might consider necessary with regard to the proposed reductions to
make with.
I am now desired to transmit
to you for His Excellency the Governor, a Memorandum from the Major-General on
the subject.
The Honorable,
The Colonial Secretary,
I have,
(signed).
C. W. Staveley,
Capt. A. M. Secy. (Assistant).
Colonial Secretary