CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9] — Page 128

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The Memorialists have suffered some loss in some form by the occupation of land for Military purposes.

The Military occupation of the land above referred to has also proved otherwise detrimental to some Colonial interests; a few years ago the local Government determined that a Praya or roadway should be constructed along the sea face of the town at the expense of the Marine lot holders, whose property value was supposed to be increased by the existence of this thoroughfare; but to the present day, the utility of the Praya roadway from the East to the West of Victoria is destroyed, and adjacent property depreciated, by the fact of the non-construction of that which should be its central section, fronting buildings in Imperial occupation.

Your Memorialists most earnestly desire it to be understood that these remarks are made in no captious spirit, but simply with a desire of recording the fact that while Her Majesty's Government have found it necessary for purposes of General Eastern Policy to station a Garrison with its adjuncts upon this island, it has not been done without specially subjecting your Memorialists to an indirect impost, which, while it has been cheerfully borne, they trust is not about to be increased.

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The Memorialists have suffered some loss in some form by the occupation of land for Military purposes. The Military occupation of the land above referred to has also proved otherwise detrimental to some Colonial interests; a few years ago the local Government determined that a Praya or roadway should be constructed along the sea face of the town at the expense of the Marine lot holders, whose property value was supposed to be increased by the existence of this thoroughfare; but to the present day, the utility of the Praya roadway from the East to the West of Victoria is destroyed, and adjacent property depreciated, by the fact of the non-construction of that which should be its central section, fronting buildings in Imperial occupation. Your Memorialists most earnestly desire it to be understood that these remarks are made in no captious spirit, but simply with a desire of recording the fact that while Her Majesty's Government have found it necessary for purposes of General Eastern Policy to station a Garrison with its adjuncts upon this island, it has not been done without specially subjecting your Memorialists to an indirect impost, which, while it has been cheerfully borne, they trust is not about to be increased.

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some form by afone Memorialsh.

The Military occupation of the land above preferred to

to has also proved otherwise detrimental to some Colonial interests; a few years ago

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Government determined that a Praya or radway should be consturated along the sea face of the town at the expense of the Marine lot holders, whose property

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لود مده

supposed to be increased in by the existence of this thoroughfare; but to the present day, the entility of the Praya nondway from the East to the West of Victoria is destroyed, and adjacent property determinated, by the fact of the non construation of that which should be it contral-pection, fronting buildings in Imperial cccupation.

Your Memorialish most earnestly desion

it to be under bood that these remarks are made in no captions spirit, but simply with as desire of wecording the fart that while. Her Majesty Govern . ment have fund it norseary for purposes of General Eastern Paling to station a Garrison with its adjuncts upon this island it has not bun done without specially subjicting four Memorialists to an indirect import, which, while it has been cheerfully borne, they brust is not a bout to be incorand.

CO129-100 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [9] — Page 128

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