Government ready to complete the water supply at once. I am keen.
8(40,045a) 3000 3-89 Office or Individual. Date. 1890 28 June
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Cost of Defence Works Explanation as to difficulty which has arisen. Asks that instructions may be given by telegraph to prevent the works being stopped.
(Minutes.) Mr Meade can make nothing of this letter. The second page(s) of the enclosures to 10438 seems to show that the point about exchange has already been taken into consideration in the calculation, and the query in the 3rd paragraph of letter on that paper the Col. Office ignored. Point out as above to the War Office that until the matter is cleared up no telegraphic communication can be sent to the C.P.L. 2.July.