It would be to pay the increase to the Military Contribution out of the pockets of the Civil Servants, and it will moreover strengthen the hands of the Unofficials in arguing the inability of the Colony to pay the increased Military Contribution for next and subsequent years.
7. It is also worth noticing that had the Garrison been increased, the additional contribution and increased salaries would not have been the subject of any adverse vote in Council.
8. I have written this in haste amid a heavy press of business at the moment of departure, but I believe it contains all the important points of the present situation.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble servant.