57
was going
on between subordinate
Officers of the Military and Colonial
Departments
as resulting from
this interview (3.0.274);
the General sent a memo to the Government through the Assistant Military Secretary in which he requested the Governor to direct that correspondence on Military Matters should be transmitted
through the Assistant Military Secretary and not directly to the Departmental officers who might be supposed to be concerned.
Upon this memo the Colonial Secretary recorded that the system of direct communication between
the Colonial and Military financial
departments had been in
force
Ever
since he became connected with the
Colony, and that such claims as for the Military Contribution, expenses on purchase of Stores, &c., had invariably been sent direct by the Control Department to the Colonial
Department concerned, that it was however quite immaterial to the Audit Office and Treasury officers whether the claims against the Colony
reached there through the Control Department
or the Assistant Military Secretary. Accordingly the General
was
informed in letter W. 48 that
the course he wished
pursued would be ...
Corrected version in HTML format with proper paragraphing and minor corrections:57 was going on between subordinate Officers of the Military and Colonial Departments as resulting from this interview (3.0.274); the General sent a memo to the Government through the Assistant Military Secretary in which he requested the Governor to direct that correspondence on Military Matters should be transmitted through the Assistant Military Secretary and not directly to the Departmental officers who might be supposed to be concerned.
Upon this memo the Colonial Secretary recorded that the system of direct communication between the Colonial and Military financial departments had been in force ever since he became connected with the Colony, and that such claims as for the Military Contribution, expenses on purchase of Crosby Stores, &c., had invariably been sent direct by the Control Department to the Colonial Department concerned. That it was however quite immaterial to the Audit Office and Treasury officers whether the claims against the Colony reached there through the Control Department or the Assistant Military Secretary.
Accordingly the General was informed in letter W. 48 that the course he wished pursued would be ...