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Now actually agreed, what has been decided on, and what still remains to be settled.
I think Colonel Moody, the Commanding Royal Engineer, is quite justified in calling attention to the tone adopted by Sir Horne in his letter of the 8th March 1863, and which appears to me to be subversive of public confidence in the proper transaction of business.
A number of Officers whose integrity and sense of public duty are beyond all suspicion have considered the question as to the merits of the two sites with a view to conciliate all the interests concerned, as they were even instructed to do by the Secretary of State, and which Sir Horne admits he had not done, and these Officers have arrived at a different conclusion from Sir Horne. Surely he would have done better if he had confined himself to stating
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now actually agiered, what has been decided
on, and what still.
&mains
to be settled.
I thuch Colonel
Moody the Commanding Rogal byencer is quite pustified in calling attention to the tow adopted by fr Horne in his apert
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the 8th March 1863,
and which affeen to
me
tote
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Menus
of public
conducios to the proper
transaction
busines.
A number
of
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of Officers whose intiquity and lense of public duti
beyond all suspicion have considered the question
as to the merits
two sites
with a
of
the
bin
to manciting all the
interesti
Concerned as
they
Even instructed to do by The Secretary of State, and
Winch Dr Horne admits he
hen not done
and theme
Offices have arrived
at a
different conclusion prome
Jr Horne
Steve
would
uld have
he
ben bitter themsee if
and confined himself to
Stating
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