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on which the reduction defended have
been postponed pounding
no consideration
of the water supply, the present addition
to the Brigade may
Estimates for 1878, and in original
Estimates for 1880. In dealing with
each of these papers
explanation was
requested; vide in despatch 116 of 27 Aug.
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be necessary should however be strictly provisional.
One item for telegraph service, which
was $2500 in the Estimates for 1878, was
increased in those of 1879 to $4000,
and
an explanation was requested in draft
105 of 15 and 29 / 11203/9), but not obtained.
1880
One item reappeared in the Estimates for
$4000 and is there present
Estimates stands at that figure. I would
draw attention to this.
Besides the above, there is again the $1000 for Renters telegrams. This
item appeared in the Supplementary
Estimates for 1877, in the supplementary
Sir J. Hennessy
is proud of title of
It is
explained in 20360
79
13 March 80
in 25 of 23 March 180
(20860/19) and
(1500/80). No
explanation has been furnished. One
Item now appears in the Supplementary
Estimates
for 1879 (16882 sent herewith)
and in the present Estimates
for 1881. I would again request explanation.
It appears to me absurd to
suppose that
Sir John Hennessy intentionally
withholds explanations of these little matters,
and I think that the Secretary of State's queries remain unanswered probably,
because, owing to the system by which
the Colonial Secretary
the Governor does
work
well
there is too much detail on his hand,
then queries
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