CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6] — Page 348

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Can shew special grounds, his case.

may

be made the

exception.

tion, But

I do not think any

any person can .

at the same time I think that

Government ought to begin by repaying to those who have already reclaimed laved what

they

have

expended, after

making all just allowances

The thing

was done, if.

, not

with the consent; at least with

the perfect knowledge of the Government. I thought it was very improper in Sir George Bonham to have acquiesced in these encroachments,

and I said so at the time. It is

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but I think

like!

many years ago I heard of

of his having said to somebody "Oh, yes! you may fill up half across the harbor, if you

I think I said something about that at the time, Considering it to have been very improper.

But

2

after all this encoura

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encouragement being

given, I think it is too late to

speak of the legal responsibility

incurred

by the

- persous quilty of

those encroachments.

The Circumstances stated in the Third Question must be taken

answer to the

as qualifying my firest . I think that most of the

Marine Lot Holders would co-operate with Government, if satisfied

that Government is serious in

out the work.

I have no

carrying

doubt that such an arr.

arrangement

would be considered very satisfactory

ral, and

by the holders in general. would save much expense

to

to Government. The work would us

doubt be done well; but it would

course.

to be done to the

require to be.

of

salexpction of the Government. With

its present means I do not think that

5 the Government would be able to