CO129-116 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [11-12] — Page 341

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private parties, on a statement laid before him by counsel the usual certificate of leave to Fletcher's Trustees to extend their frontage. This is best proved by the fact that through the whole transaction not a single incident occurred to induce the Surveyor General to suppose at the time that the War Department was in treaty for the ground.

The effect, however, of such certificate in no way abridges the right of this Government to take upon itself the reclamation of the land to seaward, or, if reclaimed by others, to resume it subsequently for Public purposes - and therefore this Government is now only exerting such a right as is acknowledged in all cases.

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If that right is thought to conflict with some plans of the Military, such a circumstance only proves the inconvenience of the latter forming such plans without the privity of the Colonial Authorities. Therefore, when I am told by the Major General that reference to such documents as Colonel Moody's and Colonel Lovell's letters, or that the above-mentioned certificate of the Surveyor General "show the Colonial Government have been made fully aware of all the Military plans for the War Department extending Boundary by reclaiming from the sea"...

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private parties, on a statement laid before him by counsel the usual certificate of leave to Fletcher's Trustees to extend their frontage. This is best proved by the fact that through the whole transaction not a single incident occurred to induce the Surveyor General to suppose at the time that the War Department was in treaty for the ground. The effect, however, of such certificate in no way abridges the right of this Government to take upon itself the reclamation of the land to seaward, or, if reclaimed by others, to resume it subsequently for Public purposes - and therefore this Government is now only exerting such a right as is acknowledged in all cases. Page 339 If that right is thought to conflict with some plans of the Military, such a circumstance only proves the inconvenience of the latter forming such plans without the privity of the Colonial Authorities. Therefore, when I am told by the Major General that reference to such documents as Colonel Moody's and Colonel Lovell's letters, or that the above-mentioned certificate of the Surveyor General "show the Colonial Government have been made fully aware of all the Military plans for the War Department extending Boundary by reclaiming from the sea"...
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private parties, on a statement laid lefore him by bounsel the usual certificate of leave to Fletcher's Trustees to extend their frontage. This is best proved by the fact that through the whole transaction not CL single incident occurred to induce the Surveyor General to suppose at the time that the War Department was in treaty for the ground. The effect however of such certificate in no way abridges the right lease of this under Fletcher's Government to take on itself the reclamation of the land to seaward, or, if reclaimed by others, to resume it subsequently for Public purposes- and therefore this Government is now only exerting such an cases actknowledged right in all 339 If that right is thought to conflict with some plans of the Military such a circumstance only proves the inconvenience of the latter forming such plans without the privity of the Colonial Authorities. M. Therefore when I am told by the Major General that reference to such bolonel Moody's and documents as Colonel Lovell's letters, or that the above mentioned certificate of the Surveyor General "shew the Colonial Government have been made fully W awar are of all the Military plans for the War Department extending Boundary by reclaiming from the
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private parties, on a statement laid lefore him by bounsel the usual certificate of leave to Fletcher's Trustees

to extend their frontage. This is best proved by the fact that through

the whole transaction not

CL

single

incident occurred to induce the

Surveyor General to suppose at the

time that the War Department

was

in treaty for

the

ground.

The effect

however of such certificate in no way

abridges the right

lease of this

under Fletcher's

Government to take

on

itself the reclamation of the land

to seaward, or, if reclaimed by others, to resume it subsequently for Public purposes-

and therefore this Government is now

only

exerting

such

an

cases

actknowledged right in all

339

If that right is thought

to conflict with some plans of the Military such a circumstance only proves the inconvenience of the latter forming such plans without the privity of the Colonial Authorities.

M. Therefore when I

am told by the

Major General that reference to such bolonel Moody's and

documents as

Colonel Lovell's letters, or that the

above mentioned certificate of the

Surveyor General "shew the Colonial Government have been made fully

W

awar

are of all the Military plans for the War Department

extending

Boundary by reclaiming from the

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