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sum of money making with the previous vote a total of one _ hundred and sixteen thousand

| pounds sterling naturally gave rise to a great deal of hostile eriticism, and, finding that ___ many of the Members of Council

had but a

vaque

idea of the

magnitude of the works in

progress, I invited them to

accompany

Ine

on

a visit to

the principal forts, and to receive further explanations

on the spot

from Colonel Walker. All the

Unofficial

$116,000

Unofficial Members, except the

Honourable F.D. Sassoon, accepted

my invitation.

3.

The

adoption of the

resolution of the Finance Committee

by the Legislative Council was

moved

by the Aloting

Colonial

Secretary yesterday, and seconded by the Honourable W. Reswick whose speech

سومر

reported in the

as re

Daily Press, I here-quote,

Rs

it

this

gives a very fair idea of the state of public feeling subject.

on

Hon