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been informed by the Sceretary of State for War that this "Colony has paid £2566.19.8 in excess

of the Military Contribution

Contribution for

the year 1890, and that the Colonial Government would be credited with that-

amount as a payment

on account for current year.

the

"Your Lordship

adds that it appears desirable that the quarterly

payments

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payments of the Military

Contribution by this Colony

should be made at the -

Treasury rate of exchange for the quarter in question and before the expiration of each quarter.

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I have given

directions in accordance

with the above instructions, but I trust that the

question may be still _

open to further consideration, and that the principle

recently

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