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Excellency would be prepared to recommend a vote of £5,000, for

the purpose -

that

being

then the

very rough estimate of the cost of

the fronter livre.

the works an

Asing the

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On 12th March 1890, (in

val was

proposal

again.

submitted to the Colonial Secretary,

mi

detail-shewing more complete detail- that the approximate estimate was increased to £10,000, but no definite reply to this proposal has

been officially

made, although again asked for in Assistant Military Secretary's letter No 3469

yet

of the 5th June, 1890, and

urgid

an

verbally

several occasions.

In the meantime I have. been repeatedly requested by the War office to send an ex

explanation

the first head, and to give the results of my reference to your

Excellency

ØL-1

the second head.

on

ausiver to these

repeated reminders I have always expressed

the hope of being able to send - early replies as soon as enabled. thereto by the Colonial Government. to the latest reminder, however,

received in December last, I sent a

reply of which I annex a copy. From a verbal conversation with

Your Excellency immediritely after its dispatch I gathered that Your Excellency contemplated acceding: to the proposal

on the second bead

e on

with certain limitations and I

shald esteem it a

favner if you

!

would kindly enables me to send the replyy

this head so frequently:

and

for by the War

copy

ingently called for by office, as well as to send a

and which will

of the map which I believe has been prepared· explain to the Secretary of State the exact extent to which leases of the

land