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Secretary of State for War in
1868.
I have the honor to be,
My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient
humble servant,
Wm. Mener
Copy
184180
Military Secretary's Office,
849
Aug 18th, St. Helena, 1876.
In reply to your
letter No 38,
of the 24th ulto, I am directed by the Major General Commanding to
state that with
every
desire to
meet the wishes of this Government, The Governor, with
regard to the formal transfer of the land in question to the Colonial Government, it is in his opinion necessary
that explicit instructions should be
The Honorable J. Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary