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done at once
or
at that
have
season of
the
year a fricket from the hills would have swept away works, walls, and soil, and in fact would have utterly destroyed
Lots themselves.
the
very
Had this happened,
considering
the valuable nature the Lots which I shall presently show, it is not to be supposed that
the Government Lessees would have failed to demand and to enforce heavy pecuniary compensation from the Government for the serious loss to which they had been subjected.
In Mr. Cleverly's absence I
applied to Mr. Wilson, the
Acting Surveyor General, for any
information bearing on the subject
which the record
in
his department
can afford, and copy the
Memorandum sent up accordingly.
"Rent. "Premium.
"Marine Lot 198 $408 $6,800.-
199 $408 $10,200.- The Sea wall and Prayer fronting these Lots
were made by the tenants on the understanding that Government
would build the Praya between the Lots at the same time. Had this
not been done the Lots could not have
been built upon.
(Sign)
W. M.
A.S.G. 7/7/64