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the Officer Commanding Am Troops wishing and with directing themselves

to conform

to the rules therein laid down as far as they may apply to their respective functions.

But before Lord Stanley adopting this course desires me to request for the consideration of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury the propriety of relaxing to some extent the rule laid down in some cases in respect to the commencement of public works without previous authority from home. That restriction if carried out in its literal sense would fetter

the discretion of Sir H Pottinger to a greater extent than has been done in the case of the Governors of other Colonies - owing during the distance frequently fought over from this and might in Lord Stanley's opinion be the length of time occupied in communicating with which very

be inconvenient for the public service. His Lordship would therefore propose that instead of absolutely prohibiting Sir H Pottinger from commencing any work without previous authority from home - he should be prohibited only from commencing any work not of the most pressing necessity and the delay of which would be prejudicial to public

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the Officer Commanding Am Troops wishing and with directing themselves to conform to the rules therein laid down as far as they may apply to their respective functions. But before Lord Stanley adopting this course desires me to request for the consideration of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury the propriety of relaxing to some extent the rule laid down in some cases in respect to the commencement of public works without previous authority from home. That restriction if carried out in its literal sense would fetter the discretion of Sir H Pottinger to a greater extent than has been done in the case of the Governors of other Colonies - owing during the distance frequently fought over from this and might in Lord Stanley's opinion be the length of time occupied in communicating with which very be inconvenient for the public service. His Lordship would therefore propose that instead of absolutely prohibiting Sir H Pottinger from commencing any work without previous authority from home - he should be prohibited only from commencing any work not of the most pressing necessity and the delay of which would be prejudicial to public

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the Officer Commanding Am Troops wishing and with direct thems andwich thereselves toconform to the relles therein laid to their down as far as they may apply respective functions. But before Loud Stanley adopti thes course desires me Wanggent. for the considuation of the Lords Comme = of the Treasury the propriety ofuelaxing trome extent the rule taid down in sour better in respect ti the commencement of public thanks without previous authorl from home. That restriction if carried out in it's literal dense would fetter 213 the disuction ha of tie A Potanger to a greater extent than in the done in care pany of the Governon of Am frown Colonies - youreduring the distance fotoughtony from this and might in Lord stongdong Comelly the length of time Stanley's opinion Correquently occupied. in communicating withich very be inconvenient for the public service. His Lordship would therefor propone hat surtead of absoluted prohibiting Sie For Pottinger from Co work Commencing any without previous authing from home - he should be prohibited only from commencing any work not of the mort presing recepity and the delay of which would be prejudicial to public

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the Officer Commanding Am Troops wishing and with direct thems andwich

thereselves

toconform

to the relles therein laid

to their

down as far as they may apply respective functions.

But before Loud Stanley

adopti

thes course

desires me

Wanggent.

for the considuation of the Lords Comme = of the Treasury the propriety ofuelaxing

trome extent

the rule taid down in

sour

better in respect ti the commencement of public thanks without previous authorl from home. That restriction if carried out in it's literal dense would

fetter

213

the disuction

of tie A Potanger to a

greater extent than in the

done in

care

pany

of the Governon of Am frown Colonies

youreduring the distance fotoughtony from this and might in Lord

stongdong Comelly the length of time Stanley's opinion

Correquently occupied.

in communicating withich very

inconvenient for

the public service. His Lordship would therefor propone hat surtead of absoluted prohibiting Sie For Pottinger from

work

Commencing any without previous authing from home - he should be prohibited only from commencing any work not of the mort presing recepity and the delay of which would be prejudicial to public

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