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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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193 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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193 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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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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