CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 422

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and 20th Ultimos) in preventing any Buildings whatever being begun, pending Regulations which cannot be framed or published until Survey is completed.

In the mean time, however, I solicit Your Lordship's attention to my letter N. 186 of the 2nd instant, in which I assigned a large extent of Ground for Military locations, and also stated my wish to reserve the whole of the Land lying within what is called "Government Hill" for Civil Purposes.

I am aware that the Houses proposed to be built in the rear of the Naval Church are intended to be temporary; but even so, I have already received intimation from Her Majesty's Government that a Church is to be built in that very spot, which I had long since marked out and set apart for that purpose, and the Authority for commencing the Building may come by the Mail, which is expected.

Under these circumstances, hourly expecting other exciting calls on the Land that may be reserved for public purposes, and adverting to the inconvenience and expense to which the occupants of such temporary Houses might be exposed by having to quit at a moment's notice, I regret that it is out of

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417 new have and 20th Ultimos) in preventing any Buildings whatever being begun, pending Regulations which cannot be framed or published until Survey is completed. In the mean time, however, I solicit Your Lordship's attention to my letter N. 186 of the 2nd instant, in which I assigned a large extent of Ground for Military locations, and also stated my wish to reserve the whole of the Land lying within what is called "Government Hill" for Civil Purposes. I am aware that the Houses proposed to be built in the rear of the Naval Church are intended to be temporary; but even so, I have already received intimation from Her Majesty's Government that a Church is to be built in that very spot, which I had long since marked out and set apart for that purpose, and the Authority for commencing the Building may come by the Mail, which is expected. Under these circumstances, hourly expecting other exciting calls on the Land that may be reserved for public purposes, and adverting to the inconvenience and expense to which the occupants of such temporary Houses might be exposed by having to quit at a moment's notice, I regret that it is out of
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417

new

have

and 20th Ultimos) in preventing any Buildings whatever being begun, ponding. Regulations which cannot be framed or published until Survey is completed.

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In the mean time, however, I

Lordship's attention to

my

Your letter N. 186 of the 2nd distant, im ashich I assigned a large extent of Ground for Military locations, and also

stated

my of the Land

wish to reserve the whole

lying

within what is

called Government Hill" for Civil_

Purposes.

I am

aware that the Houses

proposed to be built in the rear_ of the ladjan Church are

"intended to be temporary; but eve

only.

I

have

already

received intimation from

Her Majesty's Government that a

Church is to be bricht in

that

very

spot _ which I had long since...

Mat selected and set apart for purpose. –, and the Authority for commencing the Building may come by the Mail, which is expected.

Under these circumstances,

hourly

and

elso adverting to other exicting calls

Land that

be reserved

on

may

for public purposes, and to the inconvenience and expence to which the occupants of such temporary House's might be exposed by having to quit at a moment's notice, Iregret that it is out.

of

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