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to the following points. 2. It would appear throughout that correspondence that the Major General was under the impression that this Government had been supplied with every necessary information as to the Military plans for extension of their boundaries seaward. The Major General in proof thereof dwelt on the fact of this Government having in 1855 been furnished with a Confidential Memo. on various subjects. A copy of that Memo. was transmitted in

April 1863 to the Duke of Newcastle by the Officer Administering this

Government, who in doing so requested that "the particular attention of the "Officers Commanding the Troops "should be especially directed to "the necessity of placing the reports "before the Governor in due course "as with a Military Staff constantly "changing it was not unlikely that standing orders might be "overlooked."

3. Colonel Moody's plan seems

however never to have been sanctioned, and the only result of the correspondence known to this

Government was an intimation

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Commanding to the following points. 2. It would appear throughout that correspondence that the Major General was under the impression that this Government had been supplied with every necessary information as to the Military plans for extension of their boundaries seaward. The Major General in proof thereof dwelt on the fact of this Government having in 1855 been furnished with a Confidential Memo. on various subjects. A copy of that Memo. was transmitted in April 1863 to the Duke of Newcastle by the Officer Administering this Government, who in doing so requested that "the particular attention of the "Officers Commanding the Troops "should be especially directed to "the necessity of placing the reports "before the Governor in due course "as with a Military Staff constantly "changing it was not unlikely that standing orders might be "overlooked." 3. Colonel Moody's plan seems however never to have been sanctioned, and the only result of the correspondence known to this Government was an intimation

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Commanding to the following points. 2. It would appear throughout that correspondence that the Major General was under the impression that this Government had been supplied with every necessary information as to the Military plans for extension of their boundaries Searward. The Major General in froof thereof dwelt on the fact of this Government having in 1855 been furnished with a Confidential Memo. of Colonch Mordy variety of subjects. A copy of that Memo: was transmitted in Amil 1863 to the Duke of Newcastle by the Officer Administering this 106 Government, who in loing so requested that is the Board proposed by Colonel hoody should be approved "the particular attention of the "offices Commanding the Froops "should be afecially directed to "the necessity of placing the reports "before the Governor in due course "as with a Military Staff constantly "changing it was not unlikely that standing orders might be "over looked." 11 3 Colonel hoody's flan seems however never to have been sanctioned, and the only result of the correspondence Known to this Government was an intimation

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to the following points. 2. It would appear throughout that correspondence that the Major General was under the impression that this Government had been supplied with every necessary information as to the Military plans for extension of their boundaries Searward. The Major General in froof thereof dwelt on the fact of this Government having in 1855 been furnished with a Confidential Memo. of Colonch Mordy variety of subjects. A copy of that Memo: was transmitted in

Amil 1863 to the Duke of Newcastle by the Officer Administering this

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Government, who in loing so requested that is the Board proposed by Colonel hoody should be approved "the particular attention of the "offices Commanding the Froops "should be afecially directed to "the necessity of placing the reports "before the Governor in due course "as with a Military Staff constantly "changing it was not unlikely that standing orders might be "over looked."

3 Colonel hoody's flan seems

however never to have been sanctioned, and the only result of the correspondence Known to this

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