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Office Instructions dated 5/8/75; copies of which it was therein stated had been forwarded to the Major Commanding at this station, and the Colonial Government, while paying the money, did not feel itself at liberty to pass the matter by, and accordingly forwarded the correspondence to the Officiating Assistant Military Secretary for the information of the senior Military Officer, in letter ... with an intimation to the effect that in General's ...
News insisting on the Major instruction's being carried out it was more from deference to his wishes than from concurrence in ... however was received to this letter but another opportunity of a ... the ... was taken on the recurrence ... a direct application to the Treasury for payment of the money due for Crosby Stores to impress upon the Military Authorities, while forwarding money, that the Government would much prefer a return to the System which previously prevailed and worked so satisfactorily of direct communication between the respective Financial departments viz: the Control Department and the Colonial Treasury. Silence was still maintained however by the Military Authorities, and as each quarter appeared ...