CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 99

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I have now the honor to forward to

Your lordship copies of a letter dated the 24th 1182. of last month) and it's accompaniment which T have received from traju Semeral Lord Hallows,

also a copy of my reply under date the 10th Bret, the Subject of the Military Defences of this Island.

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I further forward Copies of a rispet drawn up by the Gordon the Land Offees, and a Statement showing in a concise shape jview, the whole of the fols of land, sold,..

or in any way appropriated,

appropriated, in this Colorry from the day the Island was first Vation possession of up to the present hour.

"The terms on which aptain Ellist

granted,

in one

valuable

of that

old by Auction a number of very naine lots will be found Officers earliest Notifications in the live

Flames

Volumed of Archives which accompany (my despatch

Nob of the 13th hot, to Four Lordship. These, in which Mr. Johnet made Grants with be seen on reference

to the same Nolumes under date, the 12th of November 18141, and all lots that I allowed to be occupied were expressly declared, at the time, to be subject. to whatever Irules and slipulations Her Majeelin's Gwernment might be pleased to lay down.

I have not had lime amidst my other

mars. immediately pressing duties, to look into these matters so fully

as to enable me at this

moment to hells Your Lordship positively

I shall _ with reference to my

what fooling

Instructions ___ regulate the titles to the various bols that have been already bought and improved upon at a considerable.

My

expense, but

present feeling is, that it with be only just- to confirm the Marine. Lots from

the day the

Island