CO129-107 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [10-12] — Page 417

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hed it in sant the Coley is entrentated to 4

wikel it lite represent

pu

My

a

Department, purchased in open market, and,

be sold at

may

ang

time - Over it this

415

Expenditure of a Sixpence, and the Requisition

Macin

4496

65

of

which they declined in positive terms nearly

when a los liberal offer

was

Government has no Control, but the reclaimed

ground is the property of the Colony

Colorry

6.

is

and the

entitled to the benefit: of its sale

In the Duke of Newcastle's Despatch No 15 of 2.7a January 1864 it. was laid down that lands not required for Military. -purposes should revert to the Colony, this refers to land granted by the Colonial Government

the Crown) to the Military

of

(in the name

Authorities, and accepting the decision as a rule, how much more must be the right of the Colony to ground made with Colonial Funds, over which the Military Authorities

have

Mo

ave

no control, on which they

they have

Buildings

mor

t

improved by

have erected

the

7.6. -397/04

five years ago.

made them by the Governor of the Colony.

Department

must point out that the War

000

owners of Marine Sot ble were,

the sole exception among all the Crown Lease

holders when the admirable and indeedin

Necessary

Scheme

of the Praya was curried out

the consequence of which was that the Wolonial Treasury had to bear the Expense of reclaiming

the

ground

offer to pay

on that front-Colonel Lovell's

interest

the sum expended, will

not, I hope, be listened to, or if listened to, it must be borne in mind that the rate of interest allowed by the Supreme Court of the Colony is truelve per cent per annum -

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