8.
2. 387
I am bound to
sary
that his facts have
proved generally correct, that his.
apparently
over-
sanguine anticipations appear capable of being fully realized, and that the profits arid advantages from the project seein to have been, or
on
the whole; rather than over-stated, pur
Sednitary,
In the reply of the Colonial
dated 11th Auguet, 1887,
written wider the direction of Majors
General Cameron, then aducinistering the Government, Mr Chater u informed that the Government was disposed to approve of the project:
and
and would prefer that it should be
carried out.
bay
the marine lot-holdin
at their expence and risk, but in_
care
objection
of necessity would have no to undertake the work itself " in
"Conjuncation with the consenting. "majority of the lot holders, subject in either case to certain specified
Conditions. As these conditions, are
of
` great bugth I will not encumber this despatch with their reapitulation, but beg to refer . Your Lordship to the
Stated in brief, however,
letter
ibelf.
they are that the whole work
should
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