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to transfer it on lease to the Government of the undersigned. The latter is well

Aware

of the imperfect

nature of

this-

arrangement, but, pending a permanent

settlement at a future opportunity and looking to the necessity of

some steps being

on the

at once taken for the control or expulsion of these outlaws, he is ready to accept part of his Government the transfer of the peninsula

on these terms.

and the

The above being the understanding arrived at between the undersigned Governor General the former bego to forward

to His Excellency a Draft of the lease accompanied by a Plan under which it is proposed to take over- the ground in question for the purpose of bringing it under the

the British Authorities, and

Control of

it only remains

•

ns for

His Excellency to state

in his formal acknowledgement of this leader

to these arrangements, and

that he

agrees

also to name the sum which shonea be paid

as Rent, when the Deen of Lease can be duly executed and be held by both parties

in proof of this agreement

The und

undersigned avails himself

of this opportunity to wish this Excellency unceasing prosperity.

(True Copy)

(signed) Mr. M. Cooper

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary