CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2] — Page 88

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I take this opportunity of acknowledging receipt of your Letter Nr.588 of the 19th ultimo with the Minute of

His Excellency the Governor and those of

the Land Sale Committee.

what legal

I am unable to say right Her Majesty's Government may exert in compelling the several tenants

to complete the necessary

formation of work in the

the Strand Road; there

can be no doubt however that,

having roached upon the sea and reclaimed

encroached lands beyond the boundaries of Lots as leased from the Crown,

they can have

and

only

much

the

they

right to the ground

naturally retain it on sufferance.

The Government having decided

that this Strand Road is,

not only for the prevention of further

encroachments, but

for the good of the Colony as enabling

& for a better surveillance

as well as

of the District by the Police, for the benefit of the whole population South of the Queen's Road enabling them to obtain ready

access to the sea,

for the purposes of healthful

recreation as well

as for mercantile pursuits; it becomes

a question whether it would not be better to grant to the several tenants

all the ground extending to the Strand

on condition that they construct

the Road

in a proper and workmanlike manner,

than to exact an additional rent as a

fund for the purpose of enabling the Government itself to carry out the contemplated service.