CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 42

Flan

I beg

to submit the

following remarks for his

consideration.

At the present time

the demand for ground is

so great and the really

available

are a..

purposes.

do

for building

small I ur-

gently solicit that before

acceding to this request the

question be fully considered

As

bearing supon the interests of the Colony and whether it is of such paramount.

importance to the battery

in

inter-

question that an

crection of

dict to the

houses is absolutely necessary.

3

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The extension

of

the

City Westerly is the most na-

tural

and feasible direction

both for concentration and

the purposes of trade; the

are a

referred to

comprises a

ge of 2400 feet up

sea frontage

to Auchterlony's Battery and

is of immen

meuse importance

antile interest;

to the merca

it is of more value than

other land we can

any

offer;

and if the opportunity is now lost for disposing of

it, it will be

Q.

positive in-

d

jury

to the Colony

deprive the Government of

very large rental, not only

a

The

from