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the
Government will not pay
whole cost involved in this
duplicate
communication,
I
am
satisfied that, rather -
than continue deprived of
ве
to
what is held by experts
absolutely necessary for its security, the Colony should
certainly extent in bearing
assist to some
10.
bearing the cost.
I notice that in connection with a former proposal on this subject, it contemplated that this
Colony
was
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Colony should pay half and the Imperial Government and
the Straits Settlements each
One quarter. Without entering fully into the fairness of the proportion as regards the Imperial Government, I think it should be continually borne in mind, with reference to all such questions, that the Naval and eMilitary
establishments here are
intended
fox
not only of
the
the defence
people and
trade