CO129-096 - Others - 1863 — Page 309

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My humble remonstrances, warnings, and entreaties should now be held responsible for proceedings which have resulted, by the admission of the Military Authorities to Tunnelles, in a waste of public money, a waste of labour, and needless suffering and sickness to Her Majesty's Troops.

In such matters, the bastardised opinions and wishes of Authorities are invariably made to give place to the views of the Colonial Authorities, who are considered to be more immediately responsible for the health of the Troops; but if that responsibility is found to be practically a dead-letter, there will be nothing to restrain unreasonable differences, crude and ill-advised suggestions, and demands.

But I need not dwell on this. I brought all the particulars of it fully to the notice of the Secretary of State in a despatch written...

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My humble remonstrances, warnings, and entreaties should now be held responsible for proceedings which have resulted, by the admission of the Military Authorities to Tunnelles, in a waste of public money, a waste of labour, and needless suffering and sickness to Her Majesty's Troops. In such matters, the bastardised opinions and wishes of Authorities are invariably made to give place to the views of the Colonial Authorities, who are considered to be more immediately responsible for the health of the Troops; but if that responsibility is found to be practically a dead-letter, there will be nothing to restrain unreasonable differences, crude and ill-advised suggestions, and demands. But I need not dwell on this. I brought all the particulars of it fully to the notice of the Secretary of State in a despatch written...
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my

1

*

Umonstrances

Farmings, and

and

Come one

should now be held

reponsible for

proceeding which

Q

hus

resulted, by the Admission

of the Militar, Authentin Tunneloes, in

public money

taste of

and

nudless suffering and Sichness to Her Majesty's

Потро

I such matter

the bastadbanen opinions

Aud

wishes of

Autheritin

hivariably

the Colonial

are almost

made to give

305

place to the veines of

lotes

are

Considered

there

luore

commediately responsible for the health of

the Troops;

but if that responsibility is found to be practically

a

dead-letter, there will be

to restrai nothing

unreasonable differences

Crude and ill advised

suffecturis and demands.

But I need not

до

cinto Beni

have

Cure

As

I bought all the particular

of it felty to the

of

Notice

Mi Secretary

of State in

а

Despatel

Written

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