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inquestionably of infinitely less value
than the five and an
Eighth acres
(colored red in the tracing) which the
Colony has recently relinquished to the Military Authorities, and which as His
Excellency The Governor well knows,
Comprise
the most Eligible building
sites in the Colony, for Barracks or any
other class of Military Buildings.
11. But Even if the hill-top which overlooks the magazine, had happened to be a desirable site, it
would scarcely have been available as
the wise precaution imposed at the
time
of the transfer in 1868, against the Erection of houses of any kind within 200 Yards of the Magazine or Laboratory
is understood to apply to Imperial as well as
Colonial buildings.
12.
The
confusion that would be
created by the Military Authorities retaining lands to the South of the new road as is now proposed, would be
increased by the Colonial Authorities holding lands to the north of it, for if it is proposed to make the old hill-road instead of the road, the future boundary, in order to allow the areas colored green to remain War Department property, it
of course follows that there colored red revert to the Colony and the road ceasing
to be any longer a boundary, the object of
...
be frustrated.
Her Majesty's Government will be
(Jul Copy)
Hardiner B
Shave to
(Signed) J. M. Puckle
Surveyor
Colonial Secretary's
General