of
the War Office in respect of
it:
they
had
the option of buying it for $35,000
but not having
exercised that option have
to sell what does not belong
See G.O. 4440
to
73 and subsequent correspondence
You will have noticed that in 16248/81
Sir J. Hennessy proposed to sell
part of
the lot in question
CPL.
8. Na
The Government expects to get
more than $120,000 for a part,
nor
In 1873 $35,000
was
a fair price for the whole!
Mr Harbert considered
This correspondence 71873 was unknown to me when you applied to telegraph instructions for shipping the sale - I only knew that the lot was kept in hand for extension of Sale or other offices.
M. Price may have taken place
Carrick out
Mistaken about the sale having actually taken place
I admit whether we can repeat it if
we may exercise our option at any time
& pay the $35,000 out of the purchase money - But it seems clear that no such sale should have been commenced with such reference to this office.
See minutes on Green Paper & Dispensary 162.143.
I have dealt with the staff in that paper
8.44/1
We need not offer any justification. If Sir J. Hennessy has sold any part of Crosby's Store, the callable land reserved enough. If not, we can consider at least that which is not required for the Couch
Reef have
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