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nearly abandoned, and thirteen out of the fourteen buildings are in a state of absolute ruin and decay. It is of great importance that this property and others should be turned to account, and I hope I shall have the assistance of Her Majesty's Government in sinking that portion of the property available for casatory purposes which is absolutely worthless in the hands of the Romance, without remote prospect of its being required for Her Majesty's Military Service.
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