CO129-113 - MacDonnell - 1866 [5-6] — Page 286

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Royal Enginens, I have since been favored

such the enclosed remarks on

chat Despatch Colonel Lovell, Comimameing the Royal

Engineers.

b.

In reference to the assertion that

ne record whatever vists of my consent

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the part of the Colonial Authorities to Sonchan Banday highs than the Boundary

Moves maisted on

p. 1.

11 May, 1866

the Enclosuan 2 in

the plan signed by Governor Sir George Bonham on the 19

October 1853, Colaul Lovell produces

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Sir Richard G.

A MacBonnell's

Bsp: moland below.

document dated 18th September 1853, and see Enclosure

addreford to the respective Officer of Ordnance,

in

which the Jounner is represented by the

then Commanding Royal. Enginen as having arrangement of the limits of

consented to the

The Cantonments at Wongsong

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therein

I im Six Richard G. JacDonnalit Derp: 1926 of 28 april

1866.

defined - and according to that document the 500 feet contour abour high reater masse dow constitute part of the Southern Banday. Now it is to be remarsted that no

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copy of this detailed definition of the Bamdanis

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supplied to the Colonial Govenment,

or ever sanctioned

by the Governor, and its

authority has as mirch intrinsic legal significance as if I signed a conveyance to myself of your property and some year subsequently sought to eject you and-sided title.

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such.

It is further to be remarted that whilst that description of the Bandaris is dated the 15th Septumbu, the recorded plan of those Bandaries, signed back by the Goonnor and Military Ancherilis, and

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