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to build Quarters for b5 men and

icero is naturally accepted by the

officers

General

as a

boon. This mush

esprecially be the case as I would

be

quite satisfied- if the General thought it necessary to have only

one European sentry on duty

supply

the

and to

guard from the Police -

-provided the European Company

quartered

on

the Premises..

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ANDO

I am glad therefore to be able

treport that the General

difficulty-

Alls no

even with the contemplated

diminished European-force-in-

satisfying

the

very

moderate demand

made on the Military in reference to

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Secretary

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the Mint - and I have no reason to

think that Her Me ajesty's

Government will not

ག

with the

agree with

in the views expressed in my

governing of state despatch of the 3rd ultimo as to the Equitable right of this Alony to look for adequate Military protection in the only matter where Military

Protection can

to a strich

be

arded as exclended

regar

Strickly Colonial object-

I have the honor to be,

Rutas

Siv

on Most Obedient Servant,

Your

Staves Macdonnell

Governor

Г.О.