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Copy of a letter from Lieutenant Colonel Garin, Commanding Royal Engineer, to whom the General referred

Contained in Your Major's letters - By it 2 you will perceive that the Regulations contained in the Royal Warrant dated 18th January, 1872, regulating the employment of Engineer Officers in civil situations under the Crown; draw a distinction between Officers temporarily lent for civil duties, and those withdrawn from Military duties for employment under a Civil Department:

In reference to these regulations I am to desire you to afford Lieutenant Colonel Garin as to whether, in consequence of the information requested by Lieutenant Hardy's time is to be solely and exclusively placed at the disposal of the Colonial Government, which will deprive him of his extra pay and allowances as also his Regimental Pay.

I am at the same time to state, however, that the Commanding Officer sanctions the employment of Lieutenant McHardy in the situation you propose.

I have &c.,

(Signed) A. Walker, Captain,

Brigade Major,

- for Asst. Military Secretary.-

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N 3 Copy of a letter from Lieutenant Colonel Garin, Commanding Royal Engineer, to whom the General referred Contained in Your Major's letters - By it 2 you will perceive that the Regulations contained in the Royal Warrant dated 18th January, 1872, regulating the employment of Engineer Officers in civil situations under the Crown; draw a distinction between Officers temporarily lent for civil duties, and those withdrawn from Military duties for employment under a Civil Department: In reference to these regulations I am to desire you to afford Lieutenant Colonel Garin as to whether, in consequence of the information requested by Lieutenant Hardy's time is to be solely and exclusively placed at the disposal of the Colonial Government, which will deprive him of his extra pay and allowances as also his Regimental Pay. I am at the same time to state, however, that the Commanding Officer sanctions the employment of Lieutenant McHardy in the situation you propose. I have &c., (Signed) A. Walker, Captain, Brigade Major, - for Asst. Military Secretary.-
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3

Copy of a

letter

from Kieutenant

Colmel Garin, Commanding Royal Engineer, to whom the

General referred

Contained in

You

Major

the

request.

d

your

letters - By it

2

will persive that the Regulations

contained in

the Royal Warrant

dated 18th January, 1872, regulating the employment of Engineer

in

hivil situations under

Officers the brown; draw

a

distinction

between Officers lemporarily lent for bivil duties, and chose withdrawn

from Military duties for employment

under

a.

Wich

bivil Department: -

reference

to these

regulations I am to desire

you

to

>

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290

afford Kient. Colonel Grain as to whether, kint

the information requested by

Mettardy's time is to be solely and exclusively plased at the disposal of the Colonial Government, which will

of his extra pay and

deprive him of his entra

allowances

Pay.

as also

I am at the

of

his Reginsulat.

X AMAL

time to

Geveral

estate, however, that the Commanding

sanctions the

of Lieutenant meHardy

situation

you propos

I have &

Major

employment

in the

(Signed) A. Walker, Capt

Brigade Major,

- for Asst. Military heartery.-

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