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which would rum acros the War Dipartiment Reserves

and provide

a eccond out-bt

in the direction referred to, of :great advantage to the Community -

This work has, I find,

2.

been under

the Consideration

of

The Secretary of State

since the

year

ever

1864. It has, nevertheless, been fortpouch from time to time, owing in the first place to the necessity of obtaining the permission of the War office, and in the second place owing to the lack of funds at the disposal of the Colonial Government.

Ville 0.0. Disputed

163

F

2816

March, 1868.

yes Sui

5. The fermision of the Wer office his, however, been granted,

aul

the

only question now is

as to the financial state of

the Colony justifying the

nicipary

lo

expenditure which will be

out the work.

4.

Carry

I do not fresume that

Your Lordship requires any additional information as to the manifere improvement to the Colony which this Food will make. From Mr. Mercer's time to the presente, there has been a satisfactory unanimity of opinion subject, which enables me

on

the