CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 138

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and of this letter .. I need hardly

beg

that Major

Aldrich

may

ber

instructed to make such further remark's as he shall consider

advisable, merely furnishing copies of them to provide for possible future reference. Beyond this, I

myself

do not

look. I have no

favourite scheme to indulge in,

sole object is, as for means and ability extend., Her Majesty's Government

and

my

my

to

place

ation as

in possesion of such information

shall enable them to

to issue final

Commands as to what shall

shall not be done... In the

D

mean time, I consider the delay which Your Lordship's letter

of

Speaks

speaks

tinor

of

to be

a matter of

no ort

to the

of importance and tooking

Lord Stanley's Instruction, under date the 31th of January,

outlay

which

last, as well as to the has been already incured, and sanctioned, for Military Buildingt on this Island, I do not feel myself at liberty to authorize Major Aldrick's suggestions to be carried out, especially

reason

as

I have

considerables

for believing, that the Expense will be very In proof of this I may mention that I have casually heard, that one of the two Buildings which

Major

Aldrich

proposes

is thould be

purchased, has been created at

aw