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communication (of date 6th January Inst.) was addressed to Mr. Kinsley and myself by command of His Excellency, in which His Excellency modifies his previous intention of having the land sold by Public Auction: acquainting us that the decision of the matter would be left to the determination of H.M. The Queen, in the following words which I quote from the letter of His Excellency's Secretary.

"With reference to your claim, as based upon the fact of the transfer having been affected under the sanction of the Head of the Fort, he desires me to intimate to you that the confirmation of such acts must still rest with H.M. The Queen, to whose foot the circumstances of the case will hereafter be transmitted."

Having perfect confidence in my title to the ground in question, as resting on the above foot documents, I was proceeding with the Erection of the Building upon them, which were far advanced towards completion, when without farther communication from H.E., I had notice given me by the Chief Magistrate of the Colony, that he had been commanded by His Excellency to put a stop to the building in question, accompanied with a copy of His Excellency's instructions then on the subject (of which Annex a certified copy, as it contains the grounds of this proceeding) which also declares the intention of hearing

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See Inclost. itid communication (of date 6th January Inst.) was addressed to Mr. Kinsley and myself by command of His Excellency, in which His Excellency modifies his previous intention of having the land sold by Public Auction: acquainting us that the decision of the matter would be left to the determination of H.M. The Queen, in the following words which I quote from the letter of His Excellency's Secretary. "With reference to your claim, as based upon the fact of the transfer having been affected under the sanction of the Head of the Fort, he desires me to intimate to you that the confirmation of such acts must still rest with H.M. The Queen, to whose foot the circumstances of the case will hereafter be transmitted." Having perfect confidence in my title to the ground in question, as resting on the above foot documents, I was proceeding with the Erection of the Building upon them, which were far advanced towards completion, when without farther communication from H.E., I had notice given me by the Chief Magistrate of the Colony, that he had been commanded by His Excellency to put a stop to the building in question, accompanied with a copy of His Excellency's instructions then on the subject (of which Annex a certified copy, as it contains the grounds of this proceeding) which also declares the intention of hearing
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communication (of date 6th January In Irelor pe tin

to Mr. Kinsley

instant ) was adoreped and myself by command of this Exct, in which this Exet modifies his previou intention of having the land sold by Public Auction: acquainting us that

the decision

of

the matter wouldbe

left to the determination of #. His foot in the following words which Iquote His Exc's Secretary.

from the letter of

"With reference to your clarin, as based upon the fact of the transfer having "been affected under the sacrction of the Head of the fort, he desier on to

me

"Internate to you that the confirmuation of such acts must still rest with "1. In. The Queen, to whose foot

the

194

"the circumstances of the case will " hereafter be transmitter.»"_

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farther communication

when without

aley

from W. E., I had notice given me by

the

си

Chief Magistrate of the calared, that he had been commanded by

Ais Ezel tofut a stop to the building in question, accompanied with a

copy of His Exerts instructions then on the subgich (of Suelos: &:ibed which Jannex a certified copy, asit contains the grounds of this proceding

which also declares the intention of

hearing

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