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for defensive parposes have been converted
and
the Lots
now in question would be so
action of the the act wit converted but for the
into & Luilding leases for 75 years;
Military Authorites here in asking for the site for new Barracks, subject to agreement
with the existing owners
My
letter of the 11th November
has fully explawed the position of
the Government
of
these Lots
as regards the owners.
and I would urge
t
that
a decision may be comme without delay, as both the Colonial Government and the existing is s lease holders feel that there
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considerable hardship in leaving
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the question open-
I would only add
thout
is
the acquisition of this land
now declined, the existing leases
will be
on the
converted into building
leases
terus mentioned in the opinion
of the attorury General attached to
letter of the 11th mistunt, in that
Kist
case the
certarily
was department would
have to pay very much
more thare at present if it was
future desired to acquire it at a
time, and in some cases night
there
be very great difficult, in
acquiring it at all-
I have to
Nened, a&stores Colonel
for Eve_