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would be peram bulated and the burrier

fatis closed

(ግ.

the 9th Instant in

accordance with instructions received

from the War Office by the officer-

Commanding the Royal Engineers

2

On referring

the

.

matter to the

Sunyer Genual I found that some doubt existed as to the Boundary of Cantonments in Victoria on the South,

no

Boundary Stones being fixed and na Documents showing this position -being on record in his Office .

3 A Despatch

AVOA

consequently

forrranded to Major Gennal Guy requesting

- perambulation might tatte

that

plice of boundaries not hitherto distinctly defined and the General,

subsequently

}

requested to cause Copies of such Documents

d

and Plans defined the Boundaries &). Cantonments in Victoria to be furnished;

to this Government.

The enclosed Plan and accompanying

letter were

thereupon furnished, by the

Commanding Royal Enginers and I

the only

given

to understand they

cre

Documents which fix the Boundaries

The letter is dated 18th September 1853 and

is addressed by the Commanding Royal. Engineers to the respective Officers of Ordnance. No Copy of it appears to have been sent to this Office at the

time it was written, neither does it

appear that the Consent of the local

has in Government has

any way

keen given