Code. Referring to your telegram of the 24th of March, Military Authorities ask for the current rate of exchange.
what should be demanded from the Colonial legislature' to which I received the following reply:
the Defence vote (AveM 11620) was ...
Telegram: ...
... no further vote of Legislative Council will be required). Despatch follows by Mail.
have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant, S. Herning
Pending the receipt of your Lordship's despatch I have caused to be paid to the Military department the sum of $18,000 being the residue of $20,000 voted on the Estimates for the military contribution for the year.