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accompanied by an Estimate of the expense which would be involved in carrying the project into execution, but that his Lordship has considered the service of sufficient urgency to justify its being proceeded with immediately: provision will however be made for it in the next Estimates.
With respect to the correspondence, the Governor is to acquaint you that a previous proposal for the defence of the Harbour, involving the erection of a Battery on property belonging to the Colonial Government, had been sent home without reference to him. Lord Panmure will instruct the Officer commanding the Troops in no case to transmit or approve Estimates or projects of Defence, which shall not have been first submitted to and received the concurrence of the Governor.
This Lordship has however regretted the tone of the voluminous correspondence transmitted in this case, as indicating the existence of a want of understanding between the military and civil authorities on the spot, which cannot be otherwise than prejudicial to the public service. He has
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cescompanied by
an Estimate of the experve which would be involved in
ccarrying
the project into execution, but that his Lordship has such consi-
: dered the service of sufficientur
to
urgency 5 pistify its being proceeded with inuediately : provision will how.
lver be made for it in therch
Estimates.
Exears
of
or uplent
With respect to the cor
the Sovernor that a previous
foroposal for the defence of the Herborez involving the erection of ce Battery
sent
one property belonging
to the Colonial Sovernment, had been
home without reference to liin. Jenn to acquaint you
thích
that Lord Panmure will instruch
the Officer formmanding the Pavops sin no case to tamsuit or approve Estimates or projects of Defence, which shall not have been firste
of
submitted to and received the con=
currence of the Sovernor.
with
This Lordship has however tiend
regreh
the tone of the volume=
nous correspondence transmitted in this case, as
the ex.
indicating
tound ling
- istence of a quis. understand between the military and fivil Culticritics on the spot which
comroh be otherwise than prajin =
-dicial to the public service - He
has
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