CO129-102 - Public Offices - 1864 — Page 378

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A01

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the practice of the services of Officers of the Royal Engineers and Clerks of Works being lent to the Colonial Government, under the sanction

of the Commanding Royal Engineer, and provided the requisitions of the War Department are satisfied.

I

am, however, to state that

Private gratuitous services by Clerks of Works

appear to Lord Grey to stand

on a totally different footing,

and His Lordship considers that this practice should be prohibited, except in special cases when the

sanction of the Secretary of

State for War has been previously obtained.

I have the honour to be

Sir,

Your obedient servant

Stephen Gordon?

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A01 ? the practice of the services of Officers of the Royal Engineers and Clerks of Works being lent to the Colonial Government, under the sanction of the Commanding Royal Engineer, and provided the requisitions of the War Department are satisfied. I am, however, to state that Private gratuitous services by Clerks of Works appear to Lord Grey to stand on a totally different footing, and His Lordship considers that this practice should be prohibited, except in special cases when the sanction of the Secretary of State for War has been previously obtained. I have the honour to be Sir, Your obedient servant Stephen Gordon? 375
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A01 ? the practice of the services of Officers of the Frogul Engineers and Chrks of Works being lent to the Colonial: Government, under the sanction of the Commanding Kisah Engine, and provided the ressionments of the War Department to dist Seiffon Cherating. I am, however, to state that Private fraction by Chicks of Works Appears to Lorch de on A to Lord the Grey & stand totally different footing, and His Lordship considers that this practice should be forohibited, exccept in special cares when the sanction of the Seviitary of Stanton for Ware has been soveviously obtained. I have the homer to he Si, Sown obedient servant Starter Getten? 375
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A01

?

the practice of the services of Officers of the Frogul Engineers and Chrks of Works being lent to the Colonial: Government, under the sanction

of the Commanding Kisah Engine, and provided the ressionments of the War Department to dist Seiffon Cherating.

I

am, however, to state that

Private fraction by Chicks of Works

Appears to Lorch de

on

A

to Lord the Grey & stand

totally different footing,

and His Lordship considers that this practice should be forohibited, exccept in special cares when the

sanction of the Seviitary of

Stanton for

Ware has been soveviously obtained.

I have the homer to he

Si,

Sown obedient servant

Starter Getten?

375

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