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His Excellency the
Major
A. E. May
General Commanding then explained Generaly : with special reference to the previous Barker
the son: the Director of
remarks
of Public Works, that he was anxious to
keep scheme "C" and the Praya Re. clamation scheme, separate, form
any
the
case in order to save
present in delay.
already pronounced
by
Schenee. ""I had been
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favourably
the local Naval Authorities, but the Praya Reclamation scheine_
would necessitate a
delay until the winter, in order to obtain the opinion
of
the Admiral who is at prevent away in the North with the Flech. He -
further stated that he was anxious to write at once to the War office, to point out the probably unintentiona?. discrepancies between scheme "c" as - forwarded
by
the local Military
Authorities
Authorities and the same scheme as
Also that it would
forwarded by the War office to the Treasury.
greatly clear the ground for negotiations, if in the meantime the Treasury reply as to scheme "C" could be obtained; and then if necessary any
-cessary any further condition as to facilitating
the Praya
Praya Reclama.
how could be added. He would.
prefer at the present stage not to ~
any
nisert
regards
the
of
the
Lo
by
fresh conditions, but as _
acquisition of
of the interest Government in the lave referred the for: the Director of Public Works, it might be well to make it dear that ito transfer to the Admiralty was winterred; and he thought it was quite open to the Colonial Government to ask that they should receive a money payment for it, as it was
proposed should be done in respect of the va- cated portion of Queen's Road.
The