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subject of
some discussion between
I have had the opportunity of obtaining
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some extent W Sharp's news, which
may
enlarge upon subsequently, meamobile merely stating in brief
his leading reasons for objecting to the
course
you
to accept-
ask me
as his attorney
MSharp does not want to sell the property in question at all, rightly.
believing that it is daily becoming
more
more and
valuable as
the City extends on all sides around it, he is
aware
вс
that under the leases it
may
resumed for public purposes, and
if such public purpose existed would
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not refuse to part with it on adequate compensation, but be maintanis that such purpose must be some improvement of the bity by the Colonial Government, whereas I understand that the object of the resumption is amply the enlargement of the propertig of the Military authorities adforming, who have no right of resumption,
bust
..
the contrary every facility and means of purchasing in the
ordinary way: - uideed they have for some years past been treating for the purchase, and that they should now take advantage of a misconstruction of the resumption clause to obtain possession of his
property at a cheaper price than the
market