2.
4143
This
Ground
hao
already formed
the subject of correspondence with Her
overnment and I think the
Meajesty's Government
qereotion definitity and finally settled by
Hei's Grace The Duke of Newcastle's Despatch No 37 of 24 $
3.
April 1861.
7.6. 3665/01
From
8.0.
of the Enclosures in
9504/01
that Despatch it will be seen that The
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Secretary of
State
for
war did "not
to take
any steps for
"consider it necessary
"the purchase from the Colony of that portion
"of land in front of brosby's slove, which has
been reclaimed from the sea. When the
"sale of the property belonging to this (War) "Department on Lol: 66 shall hereafter be
"decided upon and
effected the purchaser
!" will have to make his own
arrangements
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" with the Colonial Authorities with respect
"to
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payment for the plot of land reclaimed "by them?
H.
Thus the offer
made
by
Div.
Heerenles Robinson to hand over the reclaimed
ground to the War Department on payment
of the expense of reclamation: was
was
decisively
rejected by The Secretary of State this Government does not consider it: Either
for War, and
just;
or Expedient to renew the offer, now that the land in question has largely increased in Valure,
It will be noticed that Crosby's
5.
Store was
decore
by
purchased from a private Crown the War Department, and in this
respect stands on a
different footing from the
greater part of the Military ground. The Original Lot No bb is the property of the War