CO129-221 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [4-6] — Page 422

Supposing the War

Office plans to

sound as at present, they will requère,

roughly speaking, quite as much

to be

reconey

expended

On

thei

I have asked 3 for, and consequently

Ho

possible reduction need be

anticipated in the Commanding Engineers Estivnate of the

Work.

cost of the

Iame perfectly satisfied with the action taken by Your Excellency, and m have no doubt that, with your powerful. advocacy, we shall bring enccessful

to a

icone what the Colony has so long had at heart

Should Your Excellency asemble such

uce as has been suggested,

conference

A

think you would be

very

Q

soon convinced

demand.

how elrictly moderate have been

my

Have re (Signed) M.J. Camero

Major-General

Commanding in Chive rs.

Sub-Enclosure t

in Enclosure 3.

C. O.

421

72359

REC?

Colonel Walker, Rt. to Major. Several Cameron, Cl

(Copy)

In

accordance with the permission

of His Excellency The Major Several n. Commanding, I have the honour to submit the following remarks upon. the letter of this Excellency Governor Sir George Bowen, G.ENG. of the 22.20ny

1883.

frage

With reference to paragraph 6.__

5_ in which the Governor states

that it would seem to be unn

unnecessary

" to propose any such vote at present,

I would observe that a necessity does to me to arise from appear

following circumstances:

the

I have

already entered into contracts and incurred liabilities up to the whole

AwowÅ

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