CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894 — Page 409

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over ton years instead of over eight years, as previously

proposed.

14.

In the event of their Lordships concurring,

the annual provision to be made would respectively be;-

The Colony to find about 344,618 or £7,065,

(38 compared with 13,383 or £7,201 under the previous

arrangement).

rates about

The Yar Derartent to provide in Annual Esti-

(apart from the same chargeable to the loan)

£67.131 pr £10,629 (as compared with $64,534 or £10,186

under the previous arrangement)

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15. Of the amount to be found by the Colony must be remembered that about 1/6th, 1.0. shout £1,177

annually will be for payment in sterling for Stores which

will probably be necessary to send out from England.

16.

In regard to the mode of excoution Mr Secretary

Campbell-Rannerman would suggest that the best course

would be for the Colony to provide funds for specific

services to the amounts payable.

17.

The Services to be either executed by the War

Department on behalf of the Colony, or by the Colony

to the satisfaction of the representative of the Secretary

of State for War.

18.

I am to solicit their Lordships' sanction for

the adoption of the course herein indicated.

19.

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