CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857 — Page 309

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303

troops

in other parts of the

Seland, thefore off balue. The Govenor must bear ins

the batteries are

Bund that formidable Ansaments

of this kind are not

to be

he

but very likely directed against such a distant Littlement, and could scarcely prepared without notice, but kittent defences. Hory Stong, its inhabitants and all the hellushing, interesting public works, which the Govern is score pushing forward with to such activity, would be at the shercy of a couple of war steamers which might find the port -quarded_

" now

Mu-

Lord

Lord Panmure can

scavely,

doubt that Mr Labouchere will

Support him in

unpretting the Governor with the importance of thate considerations, which, if kept

in brew in the first instance

may

be made quite compatible with

the convenceive Quad

the Settlement-

settled, it would

Kalecharity of

This point of principle being, only remain fu Fr Labouchere to Request the Govern

to adhere, as

stretly as possible, to

the conditions upon which the land

for Naval & Military formerly reserved for Naval & penfioses was transferred

to the

Cohenial