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connection with Military details; and it could scarcely be urged that the man who receives the instructions should send them to the Governor to communicate in order and to the General. Under the arrangement the Military Officers are not required to send the root of the instructions to Government, but merely a copy of the instructions to his Superiors much as instructions from his Commander-in-Chief.
The Chief complained that there was delay in the information when received by this Office, and (2) that sometimes this office never telegraphed the instructions at all.
The delay could not be prevented because we had to get the instructions from the M.O. Now under the Circular, Governors will get all such copy of the instructions issued by the military Officers without any such delay and the expense of double telegraphing is saved.
IN-LUCAS
Feb 17. March 1900
I do not think we can deny that the arrangement made in the Circular is, as H. Black describes it, an anomaly: we can only say that it has been decided to be less inconvenient than any other course of procedure.
But I still hold that we might have suggested to the W.O. that on such matters the Dept might delegate direct to the Governor, when he holds H.M. Office of "Commander in Chief". Such a Governor is the Queen's Representative and I cannot see why H.M. Commands issued at home through him should not be...
I think we had better answer as above.
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connection with Inititary details; and
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in the information when comed by this Office, and (2) that cometing this office never telegraphed the instimations at all.
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IN-Lucas
Fod 17. March 1900
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Can only say that it has been dui -ded tube less inconvenient than any other course ofprocedure. sejented-
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might have saffected to the W.0. that on such matters Hat Dept might Aclegapt dinct-title Govemer, when he hold Ht. Office of "Commander in Chief". Such a
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I thi is we had better answer as above.
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