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clearly understand the proposed change at Singapore in regard of the Colonial contribution now poind. His Fondshif

wouts wish to know how

much of the existing contribution of £59,300 it is proposed that the

pay over to

Colony

short

the Home Government in consideration of the Ewropean Troops to be hereafter stationed there, and how much it is proposed to leave to the Colony for the support of the armed police?

Ja

a

further to point

out that by the arrangement Sanctioned by the Treasury

7

in May. 1866. only

European

wring of.

Jut. Regen.

I would propere

L

omit then the hes her

L

What the W.

if their best

laze

Margin for Police

we might wept the d. A. prozorail in the main

regiment

was to be

considered as s'ntioned

there for Imperial ad at Imprcist infere interests, J.

and therefor

to request to be informed at whose expense the

Second wing will be

maintained, if its cost,

that of

together with the cortison.

and of the proposed armed Police, exceeds (as

danse

Seems

probable) the stipulatd contribution of £59, 300.

I am the

Ito and that as for Cardwell's proposal

is a matrial variation

of

matorial

the present arrangement.

it will

fir any

any case be

+ refer the question

necessary to the Cocory: