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10.

The Major General however

begs leave to suggest that care shall be taken in completing the proposed alteration

the of Queen's Road, that the Boundary of the Military property remain

distimetly marked; and that it should be fully understood, the present Parade Ground is

heretofore entirely at the disposal of the Military

recasion of it's being

as

every required by them-

to refer

on

The Respective Officers of biduance to whom the Major General thought it expedient stated & your letter, having stated that they had no suggestions to offer under the circumstances of their having already referred the question

of the claim they make to that part of the Ground North of the Queen's Road, to the Board Orduance; the Major General! is very desirous that any right, they conceive the Ordnance Department to possess, shall in

no

way

be

compromised by his conceding to the Public, the use of the present Parade Ground when not required for Military purposes._

I have, tc.,

(Signed) P. Mackom, Captain

A. M. 84.

True Copy-

Mains Colonial Secretary-

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