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transport of baggage, and so far as I am aware no allowance has ever been made for the transit of baggage as far as Egypt.

4. A passage to the Colony has been hitherto (so far as I am aware and invariably) held to mean a passage ticket more than at public cost, and nothing

5. In reply, then, to the questions asked in your letter I have to state that the Crown Agents think that the payment by the Local Government of the charges in question is not proper with reference to the terms of Agreements entered into by the Officers, and is moreover contrary to the usual practice in such cases.

6. The letters which passed between yourself and Mr. Kinder, noted in the margin, should not be lost sight of, because these claims, I am inclined to think are advanced in reliance on that correspondence rather than on the terms of their Agreements or usage.

7. In your letter of the 23 November 1863, to Kinder, you state that he will be entitled to a free passage for himself and

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transport of baggage, and so far as I am aware no allowance has ever been made for the transit of baggage as far as Egypt. 4. A passage to the Colony has been hitherto (so far as I am aware and invariably) held to mean a passage ticket more than at public cost, and nothing 5. In reply, then, to the questions asked in your letter I have to state that the Crown Agents think that the payment by the Local Government of the charges in question is not proper with reference to the terms of Agreements entered into by the Officers, and is moreover contrary to the usual practice in such cases. 6. The letters which passed between yourself and Mr. Kinder, noted in the margin, should not be lost sight of, because these claims, I am inclined to think are advanced in reliance on that correspondence rather than on the terms of their Agreements or usage. 7. In your letter of the 23 November 1863, to Kinder, you state that he will be entitled to a free passage for himself and Page 163 T1007 163 Officers, 76 Wrk. 15. 4 16 18 Sept 1865 H5/4 K. 22057 K. 2672/64 K. 575/65 1856/65 Jas 163 11007
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transfort of baggage, and so far

as

I am aware

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allowance

has ever been made for the transit of baggage

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in question is not proper with reference to the terus of Apeements entered into by

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Officers, and is morcover

76

moreover contrary

to the usual practice in such

cases.

6. The letters however

yourself

C.O. 23. Nov. 1863 which passed between Wh. 8 Mart 1864 and Mr. Kinder, noted in the

2.0.14

Wrk. 15.

4

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margin, should not be lost

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usage.

7. In

Jour

letter of

the 23 November 1863, to Winder,

you state that be will be sutitted to a free passage for himself

and

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