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that the property. Department in 185
Arus
purchased by the war
as a
Marine Sot
The letter of the Colonial Survey or General dated 18th
July 1800 shers that the
reclamation
of.
Atre land
from
the Praya
LUAA --
carried out in conjunction with the Crown Imnants
the latter
paying
the relative proportion of the
Cort as will as an additional rental
an additional rental for the
aux rendered available, but that in the case
of
the War Department the expense would in
the first instance be
first
instance be incuned by the Colony,
and that in the event of the W. D. being
desirons hereafter to obtain the reclaimed:
land thing could do so
by reimbursing.
the
leolony the amount actirally expended in the
Service.
The Deputy Military Store Neeper's
letter in answer dated 19th July 1860 says that in his opinion the Secretary of State
will not relinquish the title of the Crown to the sea
as without a free
front of this lot:
access to the sea, the store house would be of
no use to Government.
The Colonial Surveyor General
in
reply dated 212!
July 1860
says
that it is not
the intention of the Colonial Government
to interfere with the
in
any way to interfere
to the sea at present enjoyed by
of Marine Sot No 66.
free
the
owners
Copies of these letters having been sent
to the War office in
the le. R. l.
England,
in China
for
wer
referred to
his report which
was made 8th April 1861 frointing out that
it would be desirable to sell the property in