was
ready at once
at once to carry
out the directions of the
Secretary of State.
4.
Mr Howard, replying
on the 14th November, stated
that the difference amounted to 339 square feet, but intimated that a settlement should
include adequate compensation
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for
the damage
and pecuniary
loss sustained by Mr. Stephens."
Encl. 3. 14th Novr 1887
In
reply to an
Encl. 4.
15th Novr 1887
as to the value of
the 339 square feet,
Encl. 5.
16th Novr. 1887.
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Mr. Howard stated that the value
could only be computed by
the loss which Mr Stephens had sustained, a loss which
he puts down at upwards of
$22,000. Twenty-two thousand dollars-
A
not including damages."
6.
some indirect
After full consideration
I felt that there was not the
slightest probability of the
acceptance of the 5 feet in Witty
Street which Mr Stephens
had already
been offered and
refused