CO129-275 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [1-5] — Page 557

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But as a much

larger general

Minute by

question is involved and seeing that the vines expressed by Your Excellency

- appear to conflict somewhat with those

of the War Office I have referred Your Excellency's letter for consideration.

His Excellency.

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So W. Black,

Major General.

Sir Williams Robuwow, K. C. M. G.

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by Mr St. E. Pollock.

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I must confess that I do not

understand why

the

Governm.

Lohould

inform the Military Southorities of the reasons for which it thinks fit to revist what it considers to be an enginst claim put forward by the Military

Southorities.

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The burden surdly rests upon

Military

Authorities, who are the

claimants, of informing the Govern=

ounds upon which they.

ment of

the

ground

base their étain.

Be that as it

I would

may,

beg to submit that it would be advisable ii view of the position taken up by the: War Office, to explain this Governments view of the matter at once to those- cretary of State for the Colonies, in order

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