declined to admit this amount as a charge

against Colonial funds.

As the service in question was,

8 purely a

459 local

to request

one, Sir John Pakington desires me to

that

- you will move the Secretary of State for the Colonies to direct repayment to be made out of Colonial funds, both of the value of the as above stated, and of the expense of

" stoves,

working pay due to the even

Engineers, who were

of

the Artillery and

employed on this duty!

The

amount of the latter has not been exported to this Office, but will be communicated by

the

: General Officer Commanding to the Colonial Government.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

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