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either directly or indirectly in their occupation
occupation and that the purchase of the Mount Austin Hotel will place them
in
possession of what is probably the best site at the
Peak.
It should also be
in
remembered that the congestion of the population Victoria and its consequent overflow to the upper levels, formerly inhabited almost entirely by Europeans, is attributed to the bisection of
the
the city by the Military Cantonments which
occupy a large
area in the most central
district.
6.
In conclusion I would
point out that I was never
officially consulted regarding the purchase of the Hotel
and I had
no
definite Knowledge on the subject until
the transaction had been
I think it is to be regretted that I was not made acquainted with the
intentions