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- England and the independent firm of Solicitors, Messrs Wotton and Deacon, who acted for the Colonial Government in the abandoned resumption proceedings had advived that the requisition of Marine Loto 20 and 21, was a matter for amicars.
arrangement rather than for settlement of recourse to legal proceedings; that Mr Sharp had offered when last in the Colony to submit the question, and all - claines in conection with it,
to
the arbitrament of my three Public officers, the
Government chose to no. muiate
A
fair offer which showed
that he did not wish to be obstructive; that Sir W. Des Voeux had in turn offered to submit it to the arbitration of a Board constituted under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance; and that Mr. Sharp in reply had refused to
agree
to the latter course,
as
4.& Major
Barker.
ao
be
argued
that the actual re-
sumption of the property
one
wad
only
point out of many to be settled.
His Excellency the Major
General General Commanding did not see the scheme should be delayed claimes for damage put for.
why
by any ward by
Mr Sharp, which can be
settled by law, on
arrangement,
whenever advanced, irrespective of
the proposed resumption
The Amourable the Colonial
Treasurer's remarks, and the advice
referred, to have
reference to traus. actions and claims, with which the case now in contemplation has has nothing
to do.
The Ordinance under
which the resumption would now be effected, is one which did not exist when the former disputes arose,
and