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aware)
hepo mo
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perfectly
and intentions
me), on
Colonial Government of the order given by which they appear to have
grounded their refusal to make payment to the Commissariat Department. It was perfectly
well
Known to them that the order
was
general
and
a matter
of course could not apply
special
any
office instructions
"War Office
in any case this order to the Military Departments could not affect the action of the Colonial Government however it might be supposed to guide that of the Commissariat Officer in charge
of Military Departments. I regret therefore that I feel myself obliged to submit that the late conduct of the Colonial Government have been gratuitously obstructive to public business.
anticipating this protest,
I have …
(Signed) P. Colborne, Major General.
Commenting
(Initialled) A. Bannerman, Col.
A. M. I.
(Initialled) E. Blanchi Colonial Secretary
usy Ink 15/11/76.