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s . W» Ph DATE. FROM WHOM. SUBJECT. jCj 1 Sir G. C. Lewis to Governor Browne, C.B. 12th September, 1860 (No. 65.) Accepting the proposal made by the Colonial Government to contribute a subsidy of £5 per man towards the expenses of" maintaining a Military Force, and renewing a claim for the repayment of £7000 for Barracks at New Plymouth ... Stating that the Claim for Barracks at New at Plymouth will have to be submitted to the Legislature, and accepting the interpretation put by the Imperial Authorities on the terms proposed by the Colonial Government. The arrangement to date from the 1st April, 1858 Eequesting a distinct assurance from the Colonial Government that it accepts without reservation the whole arrangements agreed to by the Secretary of State, including the cost of the Barracks at New Plymouth Referring to previous Memoranda on the question of the cost of the Barracks at New Plymouth, declining to give any pledge for its refund without the sanction of the Legislature Replying to a Resolution of the Legislative Council relative to arming the several ports of the Colony; stating that Lord Herbert is unable to authorize compliance with the application Respecting advances from the Commissariat Chest for the Pay of Taranaki Volunteers and Militia— inter alia instructing the Governor that for the future no such advances are to be made without a distinct pledge for their re-payment if required In consequence of the preceding Despatch, giving for the present, under special circumstances, the required pledge as to the Taranaki Militia only until the whole question can be submitted to the Legislature; but claiming for consideration that the services of the Taranaki Militia have been at the entire disposal of the Military Authorities for Military operations which would otherwise have had to be performed by the Queen's Troops Transmitting correspondence relative to the precedence of Officers of the Colonial Militia and Regular Army, when serving together Respecting further Allowances to Officers and Men in New Zealand Memorandum by Mr. Stafford 29th November, 1860 3 Assistant Military Secretary to Private Secretary. Eg* 2nd May, 1861 Memorandum by Mr. Stafford. 4th May, 1861 The Duke of Newcastle to Governor Browne. 26th January, 1861 (No. 7.) j> JJ » 26th January, 1861 (No. 13.) Memorandum by Mr. Stafford. 4th May, 1861. The Duke of Newcastle to Governor Browne. 6 1st February, 1861 (No. 17.) » » >j 7th March, 1861 (No. 27.) 6 10 ?> :? >> 15th March, 1861 (No. 29.) Referring to Guns landed from II.M.S. "Elk" 5? j; j> 25th March, 1861 (No. 30,) Respecting advances from the Commissariat Chest n