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property
purpose
equitable terms, but to no
as that Gentleman's deniands were so absurdly excessive and
unreasonable..
All these preliminary steps were attended with considerable delay owing to at Sharp's absence and other causes, and it was not till the 26th March
1885 that a valuation was obtained
from the Colonial Government; which
was
the Crown's
then requested to insist on right of resumption and to resume
soon as possible -
This was all prior to
re as
my assuming
Command the pet April and pince
on
then, both before and after receipt on the
23rd of that month of your
letter
of
the
+
the 7th March,
my endeavours have been incessant in the Executive Council and
•
communications with the Colonial
Government to expedite a settlement.-
It is needless to trouble
you
with
a detailed account of what has been a very lengthy correspondence, It will be sufficient to pay
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question the very day
I took
up
"the
Jentered
my
early
the 6th April, I wrote
a
minute
for the
"duties and that
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consideration of the Governor in Council
pointing out how much the proposed
purchase was
a matter of public utility
as part of a general plan for the safety of the Garrison
and the European
community, but expressing
O
wish
before.