CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 23

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receipt of Your Lordship's despatch, I had completed the arrangement mentioned in my despatch of the 12th February, 287 Dictims, and that the Colonial Secretary is, by this mail, remitting

to the Crown Agents £2,500 which I trust will place the Colony again in credit with the Crown Agents, who will thus be enabled to repay the advance

This supposition is of course on the assumption that Her Majesty's Government will see the necessity of relieving the Colony for

a time of further payments on account of the Military Contribution,

and that the final payment on that account, at least for the present, is to be the £5,000 already sent for the Quarter due on the 30th of last September.

3. I must frankly state, indeed must have become evident to Your Lordship, that further Contributions on that account are wholly impossible, and might plunge the Colony into financial difficulties, extrication from which might be impracticable without serious detriment to the Public interests.

I have the honor to be, Your Lordships', Most obedient Servant,

Richard Graves MacDonnell,

Governor.

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receipt of Your Lordship's despatch, I had completed the arrangement mentioned in my despatch of the 12th February, 287 Dictims, and that the Colonial Secretary is, by this mail, remitting to the Crown Agents £2,500 which I trust will place the Colony again in credit with the Crown Agents, who will thus be enabled to repay the advance This supposition is of course on the assumption that Her Majesty's Government will see the necessity of relieving the Colony for a time of further payments on account of the Military Contribution, and that the final payment on that account, at least for the present, is to be the £5,000 already sent for the Quarter due on the 30th of last September. 3. I must frankly state, indeed must have become evident to Your Lordship, that further Contributions on that account are wholly impossible, and might plunge the Colony into financial difficulties, extrication from which might be impracticable without serious detriment to the Public interests. I have the honor to be, Your Lordships', Most obedient Servant, Richard Graves MacDonnell, Governor.
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receipt of Your Lodhip's desfetch, I had completed the arrangement mentioned in my despatch of the 1.242 287 Dictims, and that the Colonial Pare: 12.

Secretary is, by this hail, remitting

to the Crown Agents £2,500 which I trust will flean the Colony again in credit with the Crown Agints,_ Who will this be embed to repay the Framing

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supposition is of course on the assumption that her Majesty' Covernment will see the necessity of relieving the Colony for

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time of further beyments on account of the Military Contribution,

and that the final payment that recount, at least for the

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fresent_ is to be the £5,000 already sent for the Quarter due on the 30th of last September._

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3. I munt frankly state, indeed must have become ere this cordent to Your Lordhise, that further Contributions on that account

wholly impossible, and might flange the Colony im financial difficulties, extrication from which might be impracticke

are now

without serious detriment to the

Public interests.-

I have the honor to be, Your Lordships, Most obedient Servant.

Ruchard Graves Mardousl

Governor.

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