CO129-248 - Public Offices & Others - 1890 — Page 555

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Officer Administering the Government intimates that without further reference to the Secretary of State to the Colonies he would not feel justified in making further payments.

I would point out that a copy of Colonial Secretary's letter of 2nd June last accompanied my letter to you of the 12th June. The reasons, therefore, which are therein set out in detail, why the Colonial Government refuse payment are now fully known to you, although from Lord Knutsford's despatch of the 18th July last it is not quite clear whether this information was at that date in his possession.

The Colonial Government, it appears now, ground their objections to payment on the reasoning that the arguments set forth in Lord Knutsford's despatch are mere "assumptions". These arguments, however, are founded on indisputable facts.

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Officer Administering the Government intimates that without further reference to the Secretary of State to the Colonies he would not feel justified in making further payments. I would point out that a copy of Colonial Secretary's letter of 2nd June last accompanied my letter to you of the 12th June. The reasons, therefore, which are therein set out in detail, why the Colonial Government refuse payment are now fully known to you, although from Lord Knutsford's despatch of the 18th July last it is not quite clear whether this information was at that date in his possession. The Colonial Government, it appears now, ground their objections to payment on the reasoning that the arguments set forth in Lord Knutsford's despatch are mere "assumptions". These arguments, however, are founded on indisputable facts.

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! 7. 552 Officer Administering the Government intimates that without further reference to the Secretary of State to the Colonies he would not feel justified in making further payments. would point out that a copy of Colonial Secretary's letter of 2nd June last accompanied. My letter to you of the 12th June. The reason therefore, which are therein set out in detail, why the Colonial Government reface payment are now fully known to you, although from hood Knuteford's despatch of the 18th * Jerly last it is not quite clear whether this information was at that date in his possession . The Colonial Govenment it appears now ground their objections to payment on the Reasoning that the arguments Lord Knutsford's despatch These arguments. set forth in are mere "assumptions":" are however founded en indisputable (2)

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Officer Administering the Government intimates that without further reference to the Secretary

of State to the Colonies he would not feel justified in making further payments.

would point out that a copy of Colonial Secretary's letter of 2nd June last accompanied.

letter to you of the 12th June. The reason therefore, which are therein set out in detail, why the Colonial Government reface payment

are now

fully known to

you, although from hood Knuteford's despatch of the 18th

* Jerly

last it is not quite clear whether this information

was at that date in his possession .

The Colonial Govenment it appears now

ground their objections to payment on the

Reasoning

that the

arguments

Lord Knutsford's despatch

These arguments.

set forth in

are mere "assumptions":"

are however founded

indisputable

(2)

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