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Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

how

acquarce in

equence

their

that I must be content with our.

view that in so far as the

question of financial

assistance from the Home

Exchequer is concerned, we must

let it stand over for the

DRAFT.

N.P.

present.

Nevertheless, I am

most anxious that you should go

ahead confidently and

thoroughly with all the

preliminary investigations

necessary to prepare the concrete

and detailed schemes which have

been contemplated.

It is I

know/not only a difficult time

for the Treasury, but is also not Enot

for those who went

FURTHER ACTION.

a favourable

he time to

to obtain

funds from Colonial revenues or

from private local benefactions;

but I hope and believe that not

tenly