CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4] — Page 170

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oceur,

that an opportunity will soon

for adopting the following suggestions, which with allu defertuce I submit, no it will.

my interests

mot only advance but will I hope benefit the

public service.

Cotunel Griffin the present Commandant of this furrison. fof

expects his belief in June ntxt, and as his sucusser Foffer unprett

to the considerations

myself.

of Serd

Hardinge. My propositione that I be made a Colonel

Celand and a

the staff withe pay of a Kendiment

Elenial or staff allowance both amounting to $700 with quarters - this ment would effect a saving of £1500 in the Military Expenditure-

arrange.

a

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".

the present Cenomandant. recciate abroe I 1866 and a further

waving of

1800 1800

A 250 in Mt.

the Civil or

Colonial Departinent, this latter being

now allowed and

the Secretary of State for

12 by

the

Colonics, as House Brent, an iteme

rendered nu utcessary by assigning

the Commandant's quarters.

I am quite

avare

of the

frontier reature of the fover-

induce

arthing, but Tearnestly hope that my lung and faithful services to the Crown may His Pordship to give my suggestion. his consideration, and Efeel convinced that it with befound

to cous wor well for the public scrvice, while it with place

me in a

position in which

I