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but they had nevertheless

valid ground for calling your atten-

tion to the method of supply of

explosives in the particular case.

For the Crown Agents *

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♦ let the Secretary of State know

if they find that the Colonial Regula-

tions are not being complied with.

and

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A. I do not find from the correspon-

dence that you are altogether justified in

saying that "unnecessary expense" would have

been incurred by ordering the explosives

through the Crown Agents.

?

I do not read

Mr.Eves minutes as indicating more than that

negligeable

the apparent saving would have been ne

and perhaps unattainable.

4.

Further I desire to observe that

the intervention of the Crown Agents in the

supply of Raiway stores &c. is not based

úpon the idea indicated in paragraph 4 of

your despatch nor

chinor indeed is the consideration

of cost the only reason why

scribed in the

Begula

the course pre-

egulations should be strictly

followed in the case of goods not produced

locally.

Experience has shewn that in the

long run the Crown Agents, buying in a larger

quantibes market and for a far larger elion

than

is possible to any local merchant can as a

3,

for such

Colonial Regulations Nos.379

382 and 383 will shew you the procedure

to be adopted in the matter of obtain-

ing supplies and stores required by

Colonial Governments: and you will

observe that under the se the order

for the dynamite should have been

sent to the Crown Agents.

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