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of del nee which it is his intention to recommend to the Master General. This plan you will see the absurd in when very way Lierve, Jenn Locations have been given, interferes considerably with what has been considered private property, and it will therefore be necessary for your Excellency to give notice to the individuals concerned that the ground they occupy will be required for Government purposes; they of course will regret being fairly remunerated for any outlay they may have made. This place being follows тоги а Cooley, it is that all expenses of this nature must be subsidized to Parliament through the Master General and Board of Ordnance, and in the present case it seems at the last it was.
Under these circumstances, it rests entirely with your Excellency to decide whether this or any other plan of fortifications drawn out by the Officer duly authorized to do so and approved of by me as commanding the Forces, shall be carried into execution forthwith, or whether it shall wait for the approval of your pleasure the Master General and Parliament, but, under any circumstances, your Excellency will see the necessity of warning the parties concerned as to what is likely to happen to their locations.
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