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declined to accede to them.

In March 1862 Sir G. b. Lewis

then Secretary of State for

to an application by transfer to them

of

War with referevee)

referensed

for the

the Inhabitants

this.

very piece of ground

for the purpose of erecting

a Town Heal replied

that he he had no objection to its being transferreds

was unable to hand it over to them but

to

the Government of the Colony for the purpose

indicated,

it

MAMAs

Grey's

. but being found

never taken over.

on trial too small

It is therefore presumed that Sord de

reason

that the la

for refusing the application

transfor

Aas

proposed to be made to a

private person.

As the propositions made

by Mr

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of considerably enlarging the Parade Ground and at the same time improve a piece of ground

valueless to the War Department, and at feresent

a

nuisance, without entailing Expense on the Military Anthailes, Mr. Mercer is inclined so far as this Government is concerned to meet Mr. Heard's views, and will therefore be glad to learn whether the Major General Commanding has

any objection

to the

ground in question being transferred to the Colonial Government

that purpose.

Should General Guy be of opinion

fr

that the

grund

can be trans.

transferred to the Colonial Government, the Acling Governor

State

for

will address the Secretary of the Colonics requesting that the application

He card if carried out will have the effect

may

be again submitted to the Secreting

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