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Minute by the Acting Attorney General
With the highest respect for Yous
Excellency the Major General I don't think
that the Government could legally
adopt the course suggested.
I beg
ar
fairly
to call His Excellency's attention.
to the correspondence with the Secretary of State about 1869 or 184t in reference to the
new garden site. Duddell's lot. The opinion
Sir Roundell Palmer.
now Lord Selborne
was taken in behalf of the local Government
and as far as I recollect the rights of
Crown lessees were clearly laid down.
(ligned) I. Russell.
Acting Attorney General
17 December 1879-
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