CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12] — Page 277

be called upon to defray the amount paid by the Colony, for protesting Naval Stores, which expenditure necessarily belongs to that

to that Department.-

Pending this reference to Your Lordship, I have assented to Rear Admiral Austen's request, continue the Police Force

to

at West Point, and I feel

assured that

An

Your Lordship to the Lords

intimation from

of

the Admiralty will secure the refund detailed

in the

margin

(and reported to

the Colonial Office

in Despatakes 103 #

61 of 24th August,

1848, and 56 is

20th June last),

The Colony has already

paid in 1848 for

Police to guard the

Naval Stores

£63,911, and up to

the end of November 아

the year,

this

payments under thes

same head are

£85, 11.91⁄2, the

monthly allowance sanctioned being £19, 154.

271

which might be reimbursed by the Naval Storekeeper to the Treasurer; and I would further respectfully suggest the desirability of instructions being given to the Naval Storekeeper to disburse for similar Services all sums expented by the Colony,

recations

ossur, as

which

may

on

hereafter

the Expenditure would

thus be confined to its legitimate Department, that of the Navy..

I have the honor to be, With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Grosh obedient. Humble Servant,

Stam