CO129-244 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [1-4] — Page 641

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Defence

in

work that.

Haughing Colony.

2.

I am to enquire

what steps

Stanhope

now

proposes

to take in regard to

the anticipated

excess on

the sum of £116,000, which the

Colonial Legislature agreed

to contribute for

works.

3. His Lordship can

only repeat what has been stated in previous Correspondence, that in his

opinion a portion of such

excess ought to fall

on the Colonial

Government, especially if the supposition referred to in

the paragraph of the letter

from this Department of

25 Feb. 1888 be correct,

viz. that a sum between

£3000 & £4,000 spent

on the batteries erected

in 1885 has been charged against

the above-mentioned

£116,000; a sum which was voted

not for that purpose

but for the same object

of continuing fortification, which has nearly

been recently completed.

His Lordship would be glad to learn whether

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Defence in work that. Haughing Colony. 2. I am to enquire what steps Stanhope now proposes to take in regard to the anticipated excess on the sum of £116,000, which the Colonial Legislature agreed to contribute for works. 3. His Lordship can only repeat what has been stated in previous Correspondence, that in his opinion a portion of such excess ought to fall on the Colonial Government, especially if the supposition referred to in the paragraph of the letter from this Department of 25 Feb. 1888 be correct, viz. that a sum between £3000 & £4,000 spent on the batteries erected in 1885 has been charged against the above-mentioned £116,000; a sum which was voted not for that purpose but for the same object of continuing fortification, which has nearly been recently completed. His Lordship would be glad to learn whether
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defence

in

work that.

Haughing Colony.

2.

I am to enquire

what steps

Stanhope

now

proposes

to take in regard to

thepp anticipated

excess on

The sun.

of £116000, which the

Col. Legislature agreed

to contribute for

works.

Mese

Kuntoford

3. His Landested.

Can

only refeat what has been stated in prevrins Corresp. that in his

tadiché, pinin

200

portion of such

hun

M

excess onglet to fall

ial re

Colmial

638

cspecially if it the supposition referred to fact or suffered in

a

The by the par. of the letter

from this deft. of

25

Feb. 1888 be correct,

vry. that a

15

sun between

£3000 & £4,000 spent

inthe batteries Erected

in 1885 has been charged against

the above.

mentime)

£116,000;

000 intended

W of £116,

bython which was voted

not for that purpose

best for the same thing

of contin motote fortification has nearly

recenth in course,

completed.

X

Her

would be

Lordshich would be glad to learn whether

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