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187. When a Governor shall have occasion to report 
upon, or bring under the consideration of the Secre- 
tary of State for the Colonies, matters which involve 
military as well as civil considerations, or which 
require the concurrence or decision of the Secretary of 
State for War, he will first communicate with the 
officer commanding the forces in the Colony respecting 
the matters in question, and, having obtained that 
officer’s opinion or observations thereon, he will 
transmit the same, with his own report, to the Secre- 
tary of State for the Colonies, and will, in every case, 
furnish the officer commanding the troops with a copy 
of any report he may make involving military con- 
siderations. If the officer commanding considers that 
these reports require the consideration of the Secre- 
tary of State for War, he will forward the duplicates 
with his observations by the same mail which conveys 
the original report to the Secretary of State for the 
Colonies. 
188. Similarly under the King’s Regulations, when 
the officer commanding the troops in a Colony desires 
to bring to the notice of his military superiors any 
matter which may involve civil as well as military con- 
siderations, he - will first communicate with the 
Governor with a view to obtaining his opinion thereon. 
He will transmit with his own report any opinion or 
observations he may thus obtain; and will in every 
case furnish the Governor with a copy of any. reports 
he may make on subjects other than military discipline 
and routine. If the Governor considers that these 
reports require the consideration of the Secretary of 
State for the Colonies, he will forward the duplicates 
with his observations by the same mail which conveys 
the original report to the Secretary of State for War. 
D. Naval. 
189. The Governor or, in his absence, the Governor's 
Deputy, if one has been appointed, will write in his