as in the
Resumption Ordinance
interests of the Colony. He further
declared that
if
the existing Resump. tion Ordurance did not permit of this resumption, he would pass law which would permit of it.
At this period, unfor. tunately, financial proubles came.
upon the Colony,
the
Governor informed the thing
and in consequence
Scheme B.
shortly expected to take over the Command.
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On being informed of the alteration in the Colony's financial position the local Military Authori- ties brought forward a fresh scheme, illustrated by plan "B", the general object being to effect
arr
unterchange.
of property between Army
and
Navy
that the
Colony
wav 00
an
the
Conger
the
money
ow
able to spend
these improvements, however desirable, and requested that the scheme ~ should be amended so as to prevent
any expense falling upon the Colony.
This scheme "A further
received the general approval of the
Admiral, Sir Nowell Salmon, who, however, preferred that the question should be referred to his successor, Sir Frederick Richards, who was
shortly
4
"
and
Navy
general principles asui
the
Army
and
scheme A, the resumption and sub- sequent purchase by Navy, of Lots 20, 21 and 733, without the widening
and
but
general improvement of Queen's Foad on behalf of the Colony
so that no
expense should fall upon the latter. This scheme was
Governor, who
approved by
d by the
agreed
to
ct the
effect
resumption of Loto 20, 21 and 73B as
before. Shortly after this Sir W. Des -
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