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albajesty's Government that the contribution

is to be paid- the voles of Councillors

Official or unofficial

will this will

therefore he of

little moment.. but I apprehend that if

Members of this Government

were

to vote

in opposition to the Grant, their willingness

to abide by the decision of the Secretary of State might be called in question, more especially

as this decision has been

من

enveyed after Emsideration of all the arguments addreed

The Governor

Heis Excellency

by

and

yourself

in support of

the Colony's claim for exemption.

Although personally opposed to

the Grank therefore I shave feel it my duty to support it - but. I wish distivelly to state that I entirely

coneur in the

opinion expressed, that troops

are

not required

for the internal security or

the internal security, or defence of the Colony,

and that He onghong would sustain but little loss by their with drawal,

a

ainst even

for as against

Foreign Aggrefor, having the command of

the sea

(by whom alone we could be attacked)

the Force would be useless.

Likewise with

regard

to the Financial:

question I am of opinion that the Calculation as to the Colony's ability to meet the demand has been made on

were the premiumo

deduced

from

an erroneous basis- for

on Sand sales to be

the Revenues of the

year

1866-61, and 62 instead of these revenues

an average deficiency

lee

showing a surplus,

a

year

found...

to raise the

money

of nearly £12.000.

and that should it be necess

necessary

would