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sary to propose any such

unnecessary

vote at the present moment,

t; for,

(as has been shown above), the

Susn

of Forty one thousand

one

eight hundred and sixty pounds and fifteen shillings is available for the remaining months of 1885, whereas Colonel

Walker estimated that only.

£41,861.12

thirty three thousand Eight - £33,800

hundred pounds sterling

would be required during

whole of %

of this year.

the

However,

I assured General Cameron

that

£574,375.

405/1

arrangements can

that arrange

be

made, if it is desired, which

will enable the whole of

the

balance of the Colonial Vote

1885 to be expended in 1885.

(C.) Before proposing to the

Legislature

ture an

additional

of

Defence Vote of Fifty four thousand three hundred and seventy five

pounds sterling, it will be

necessary

that a Loan Bill

should be passed with the

sanction of Her Majesty's --

Government, seeing that the

entire