declined to accede to them.
In March 1862 Sir G. b. Lewis
then Secretary of State for
to an application by transfer to them
of
War with referevee)
referensed
for the
the Inhabitants
this.
very piece of ground
for the purpose of erecting
a Town Heal replied
that he he had no objection to its being transferreds
was unable to hand it over to them but
to
the Government of the Colony for the purpose
indicated,
it
MAMAs
Grey's
. but being found
never taken over.
on trial too small
It is therefore presumed that Sord de
reason
that the la
for refusing the application
transfor
Aas
proposed to be made to a
private person.
As the propositions made
by Mr
112
of considerably enlarging the Parade Ground and at the same time improve a piece of ground
valueless to the War Department, and at feresent
a
nuisance, without entailing Expense on the Military Anthailes, Mr. Mercer is inclined so far as this Government is concerned to meet Mr. Heard's views, and will therefore be glad to learn whether the Major General Commanding has
any objection
to the
ground in question being transferred to the Colonial Government
that purpose.
Should General Guy be of opinion
fr
that the
grund
can be trans.
transferred to the Colonial Government, the Acling Governor
State
for
will address the Secretary of the Colonics requesting that the application
He card if carried out will have the effect
may
be again submitted to the Secreting
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