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correspondence extending over
many years
would necessarily
| have been suben itted to your
in
opposition to the petition exfecting
also that one
of the three-
alternatives which Mr Sharp
had offered to accept
a
compensation in full, of all
claims – but which had been
refused - seaned
to afford the
basis of
reasonable
very
proncise, I made a
careful investigation of all the
circunustances of the case,
wish
the
result that with the approval
of
the Executive Council I
.
arrived at a settlement which
satisfies Mr. Sharp and which I strongly
recommend for Your
Lordship's approval.
4.
leving to the incrcused
value of land in the locality in question, it is unfortunate
that are earlier settlement of this question could not have
been arrived at, and that the
Colonial Government continued
antil quite re
accoutly
to receive.
the