CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 366

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September from Sie ES ugard to the Murder Secretary of State, which letter notified the intention of General Peel

le

communicate

a

the subject with the Military Anchorities have

His Excellung desives me to

add that those Authorities and the War Department being alone capable of determining what the Military requirements for this Itation might be, it seemed

inconvenient to

with the General

an

pond prematurely

A

subject which

if thought deserving of attention was ause to be referred to him finally

Wis Excellmy cherefore limited his action to pointing out last July in the cent of a reduction of the garrison

such

0.0

ANOA

when intended, that the

occasion seemed suitable for determining what ground should be retained at Roolem by the reduced Military force to be permanecitly stationed here.

in

M

The solution of that question

norway

rests with the Governor, and

His lacellency should clearly

step

Avas

is desirous that the General

understand that no

laken by him calculated

to surmove its discussion from the routine usual in such

That

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railive world necefsitate its reference to the local Military Arthorities, in the went of the Secretary of Stale that sufficient ground

cassidering

ground)

existed for dismissing the questions at all

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