CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4] — Page 21

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is musound.

I have had

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the state of the

ascertaining the state

of

of the roof,

but it leaked very considerably during the last rains, and the

upper surface and ceilings being

out of shape Jam

of opinion its

timbers are also in a state of decay

I must remark that the

premises had been for

has been for a considerable period untenanted until shortly before its recupation by the Troops; and taking that circumstance into account, its position being unsuited for the purposes of trade, and the extreme state of dilapidation in which the whole premises now

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are I consider that the sum

sum of

one thousand

one hundred dollars

and the

grant of another similan

piece of ground to be chosen by the proprictors and approved

approved by Governments, would be a full and fair compensation if Ster Majesty's Government should determine to resume possession.-

At an interview with the

Commanding Royal hugineer that Office intimated his entire concurrence with me as to the uninhabitable and dilapidated state of the

premises.

As regards the adjacent ground all that he required fo