CO129-116 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [11-12] — Page 139

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especially to my dispatch Nr 56 of the 7th last June I have the honor to state that it has since been brought to my

notice that the East and West Boundaries

of the Cantonments are

defined

distinctly

on the Ordnance Map of the Colony prepared by Lieut. Cottinson

of the Royal Engineers, and signed by Major Aldrich Commanding and Superintending Royal Engineer

the 30th October 1845.

On that Plan, a certified Copy

of part of which is herewith forwarded

the East and West Boundaries of

Cantonments are clearly shown -

terminating in the

one instance at the

100 foot Contour and in the other at

the 300 foot Contour, but

no Boundary

whatever is shown on the South,

whilst

on the North, the Sea forms

the Boundary.

It is clear that if there had

been a Boundary fixed for the South

side other than that

connecting

the

Boundary Stones at the East and Western Corners Colonel Lovell's former reason

for the absence of such Boundary line

on the document of October 1853 is

he cannot

inapplicable here

Day.

that it would have been shown had

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especially to my dispatch Nr 56 of the 7th last June I have the honor to state that it has since been brought to my notice that the East and West Boundaries of the Cantonments are defined distinctly on the Ordnance Map of the Colony prepared by Lieut. Cottinson of the Royal Engineers, and signed by Major Aldrich Commanding and Superintending Royal Engineer the 30th October 1845. On that Plan, a certified Copy of part of which is herewith forwarded the East and West Boundaries of Cantonments are clearly shown - terminating in the one instance at the 100 foot Contour and in the other at the 300 foot Contour, but no Boundary whatever is shown on the South, whilst on the North, the Sea forms the Boundary. It is clear that if there had been a Boundary fixed for the South side other than that connecting the Boundary Stones at the East and Western Corners Colonel Lovell's former reason for the absence of such Boundary line on the document of October 1853 is he cannot inapplicable here Day. that it would have been shown had
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2 expecially to my dispatch Nr 56 of the 7th last June I have the honor to state that it has since been brought to my notice that the East and West Boundaries of the Cantonments are defined distinctly on the Ordnance Map of the Colony prepared by Lieu ? Cottinson t of the Royal Engineers, and signed by Major Aldrich Commanding and Supsintinding Royal Engineer H the 30th October 1845. on 2 _ On that Slan, a certified Copy of part of which is herewith forwarded the East and West Boundaries of Cantonments are clearly shown - 56 7494 terminating in the 3 137 one instance at the 100 foot Contour and in the other at the 300 foot Contour, but. S220 Boundary whatever is shown on the South, whilst on the North; the Sea forms the Boundary. 3 _ It is clear that if there had been a Boundary fixed for the Souths side other than that connecting the Boundary Stones at the East and Western Corners Colonel Lovell's former reason/ for the absence of such Boundary line on the document of October 1853 is he cannot inapplicable here Day. that it would have been shown had
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expecially to my dispatch Nr 56 of the 7th last June I have the honor to state that it has since been brought to my

notice that the East and West Boundaries

of the Cantonments are

defined

distinctly

on the Ordnance Map of the Colony prepared by Lieu ? Cottinson

t

of the Royal Engineers, and signed by Major Aldrich Commanding and Supsintinding Royal Engineer

H

the 30th October 1845.

on

2 _ On that Slan, a certified Copy

of part of which is herewith forwarded

the East and West Boundaries of

Cantonments are clearly shown -

56

7494

terminating in the

3

137

one instance at the

100 foot Contour and in the other at

the 300 foot Contour, but.

S220

Boundary

whatever is shown on the South,

whilst

on the North; the Sea forms

the Boundary.

3 _ It is clear that if there had

been a Boundary fixed for the Souths

side other than that

connecting

the

Boundary Stones at the East and Western Corners Colonel Lovell's former reason/

for the absence of such Boundary line

on the document of October 1853 is

he cannot

inapplicable here

Day.

that it would have been shown had

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