CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7] — Page 211

incurred out.

that on furnishing a certified statement 8.2. of the expense

the market place pescimed by lovernment, a Committe wouts be ordered to Examine and report upon it, and that its value which be hereafter paw wither to myself or to my agents, contingent upon the decision of Her Majesty's Government, regarding a plan submitted by Major Aldrich for the resumption of certain lands in the Radern part of Kctoria -

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As this appeared to leave the question of the resumption of the portion of my lot of land and the appropriation of the hulding erected on it at my Expense, to Public purposes, still ins uncertainty, I addressed a letter to tur Secretary Homam soliciting that final decision regarding it might be come to, and that I might be informed

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whether

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my

whether it was still assumed to be property pending the result of a reference

to

Englans,

or

whether it was to be consivered

as havine been bona fide resumes by

Government.

Being on the point of quilting China at the time, I was obliged to leave the representation of my interest in the hands of my agents; and Sonly.

Ionly now bam from that firms, with surprise and disapponitmens, that no payment. – whatever has been made to them on my account by Government, are that further notice has been latter of the matter although the decision of Ster Majesty's Government regarding major Aldrick's plan has been long since received.

Sam therefore constrained to take the liberty of begging you to lay before this Excelling the Governor my respectful

appeal