The Honourable the Colonial & The Col Secretary said that the principle which}{Secretary caused the Government to object to
money payment in respect of Murray Battery,
that such
would make it undesirable
money payment should be demanded; and their interest in the Cave, if necessary, should be surrendered
without it.
Ais Excellency the Governor & St. E. the Garrus
said that as then advised, he would not object to the
closing of the lave, and its inclusion in the property to be transferred to the Admiralty. He
also stated his readiness to make over
to the War Department the reclamation. in front of lots 20 and 21, if it proved to belong
to the Government, both to be made wer free of expense
on the
ground
a that the local. Government and the War Department should ~
St. E. Major
General
Barker
The Col.
Secretary
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mutually make over to each other land in possession of either, not required by the one and required by
the other.
His Excellency the Major
General Commanding then asked: whether, after the explanation which had been given,
Governor
V
His Excellency the
was prepared to recommend
to the secretary of State for the Polo-
nies that the scheme "C
and
originally
recommended, and now to be
clearly explained to the War office,
should be adohted.
The Honourable the Colo.
nial Secretary observed that, on the understanding
that the scheme met
the requirements of the two supe.
rial Departments, that the improve.
Queen's Road was to be
ment
of
mutually
effected