CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3] — Page 363

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The Colonial Government had been informed by Major General Brunker that the transfer could not be made until the instructions from the War Office had been received; which he intimated were then on their way, probably in less than four months. Subsequently, the Senior Military Officer & Commanding Royal Engineer writes to say that he thinks the formal transfer of the land may be made, the instructions having arrived, and it was not for the Colonial Government to question the power of Colonel De Butts to make the transfer. If he was exceeding his powers, that is a matter between him and his superiors, but occupying the position which he did, and in view of the War Office letter which accompanied his letter with the enclosed plan, a tracing of which accompanies the Surveyor General's Report: it would be subverting every rule that ought to guide the relations between different State Departments to upset the arrangement.

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band to and naturally assumed that the instructions which followed each other were the cause proposed by the Island's Representative eight years later.

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360 more complete and explicit than its terms. 199 The Colonial Government had been informed by Major General Brunker that the transfer could not be made until the instructions from the War Office had been received; which he intimated were then on their way, probably in less than four months. Subsequently, the Senior Military Officer & Commanding Royal Engineer writes to say that he thinks the formal transfer of the land may be made, the instructions having arrived, and it was not for the Colonial Government to question the power of Colonel De Butts to make the transfer. If he was exceeding his powers, that is a matter between him and his superiors, but occupying the position which he did, and in view of the War Office letter which accompanied his letter with the enclosed plan, a tracing of which accompanies the Surveyor General's Report: it would be subverting every rule that ought to guide the relations between different State Departments to upset the arrangement. 4 band to and naturally assumed that the instructions which followed each other were the cause proposed by the Island's Representative eight years later.
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emplete and explicit than it=- terms.

199

The Colonil Government had

been informed by Major General Brunker that the transfer could not- be made until the instructions from the War Office had been recined; which he intimated wow

then

m.

their

way

probably If than fow

months subsequently the Senior Military Offein & Commanding Anal Enguier writes to day that be thinks the formal tramper of the land

may

be made, the

lealand Gummment was

assume

all

лисче

only a formal detail, had

arved, and it was not

This

For the

Government to question the four of Coland De Butts to make the tramper. If he was evading his powers, that is a matter between him and his experions, but occupying the position which he did, and in view of the War office Serf alch shelf, with thed B it's enclosed plan a tracing of which accompanies Tunery or General's Report: it would be subverting every that ought to guide the relation

different State Soferturents sect

4

band to

and naturally assumed

that the instructions which after

each other,

were the

rule

Cause proposed

by lesland Nepam-eight years latin

to upset

The

arrangement

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