The phrase "authorities reply" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a response or statement made by official entities or organizations, typically in the context of addressing a question or issue.
Example: "In response to the public outcry, the authorities reply with a detailed explanation of their actions."
Alternatives: "officials respond" or "government replies".
Some assistance was offered, but in some instances the authorities replied they had forces inadequate to supply the aid respondent requested and in others no reply was given.
Ms. Ruge told me that when her grandmother protested, authorities replied that Fritzi had joined the Nazi Party in 1932.
Belgium was informed of his arrest by Turkey on the 14 July, and the Belgian authorities replied on 20 July, saying they had detained el-Bakraoui before but had released him because they were unable to find any terror links.
The Massachusetts authorities replied that they were unable to help because the Pawtuxet settlement fell under the jurisdiction of neither the Massachusetts Bay Colony nor the Plymouth Colony.
The Commission can confirm that the Italian authorities replied to those questions but cannot, at this stage, disclose the content of those replies, as the investigation into possible state aid to Alitalia is ongoing.
The Palestinian Authority replied that it had received no such warnings and that the stations were guilty of no violations.
Sally Cheshire, the chair of the authority, replied that Hfea had a responsibility to warn patients who had used regulated fertility clinics about family secrets being uncovered via DNA sites.
Answering questions at the recent Commons health committee hearing, Sir David Nicholson, NHS chief executive and, at the time of the report, chief executive of the West Midlands strategic health authority, replied to a question about the 2001 Dr Foster report by saying the mortality figures "do not tell you how many deaths are avoidable.
When asked why the Sharm el-Sheikh airport chief was removed, the aviation authority replied that he had been "promoted" to deputy chief of operations for the Egyptian Airports Company, and that the move had been "planned for some time".
No comment When the Guardian asked Smith what permission she gave MI5 to exchange information about Jamil Rahman, Gulam Mustafa or Faisal Mostafa with the Bangladeshi authorities, she replied, through a spokeswoman, that she would not answer questions "about the timings of any specific authorisations she may or may not have given the security service".
