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under the consideration of the "Secretary of State for the Colonies
"which involve Military as well
Civil"consideration, or which requires the decision
"or concurrence of the Secretary of State for War, the Governor will first communicate with the Officer in Command of the Forces in the Colony respecting the matters in "question; and having obtained that Officer's opinion or observations thereupon, he will "transmit the same with his report to the Secretary of State. The Officer in
"Command of the Forces is similarly instructed
before reporting to the Secretary of State for
War"any
matter which involves Civil
as well as Military considerations,
or
"which cannot be decided without reference
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to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to "obtain the opinion of the Governor":"
It having been already shown that
the Colonial Government
was made fully
acquainted at the time with all the Military plans for uplending the War Department Boundary by reclaiming from the sea the extent described, also of the interest in Alexandra Buildings Fletcher's held by the Military
Authorities, the Major-General cannot
refrain from expressing his regret that he only learnt indirectly through the copy of
a
notice which was addressed by the
Surveyor-General to the Acting Barrack
Master
on
the 9th instant that
a
Notification dated 27th September last had
been furnished by Mr Wilm to the
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