CO129-116 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [11-12] — Page 345

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of the plans which they

were

recommending

to the War

Department.

They possibly

are

as to terminate at once

of such obvious utility and

advantage

the expediency of claiming any

Colonial right

of

in the neighborhood Fletcher's lots. but I am

utterly

unable to comprehend why, if so,

no intimation was

originally

sent

to this Government of their nature

or extent. and why such intimation

now withheld.

Lis even

117.

I should have thought the existing regulations sufficient to prevent such conflict of rights and interests. If not I would suggest

that they be revised so as to

ensure.

Their efficiency. The Military Cantonments being situated in the heart of the town and engrossing

so much of the

beach it is difficult for any extension

of their bounds in

any direction to

take place, without more or less

disturbing Colonial rights

reserved over

all leased lands adjacent to such extension. Timely notice of all such

plans should therefore be given before

their

transmission to the War

Department

as

an accurate definition

of such plans would obviate almost

all inconvenience. The enforcement

of so salutary

a

principle in future

is what I chiefly contend for, and

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343 of the plans which they were recommending to the War Department. They possibly are as to terminate at once of such obvious utility and advantage the expediency of claiming any Colonial right of in the neighborhood Fletcher's lots. but I am utterly unable to comprehend why, if so, no intimation was originally sent to this Government of their nature or extent. and why such intimation now withheld. Lis even 117. I should have thought the existing regulations sufficient to prevent such conflict of rights and interests. If not I would suggest that they be revised so as to ensure. Their efficiency. The Military Cantonments being situated in the heart of the town and engrossing so much of the beach it is difficult for any extension of their bounds in any direction to take place, without more or less disturbing Colonial rights reserved over all leased lands adjacent to such extension. Timely notice of all such plans should therefore be given before their transmission to the War Department as an accurate definition of such plans would obviate almost all inconvenience. The enforcement of so salutary a principle in future is what I chiefly contend for, and
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343 of the plans which they were recommending to the War Department. They possibly are as to terminate at once of such obvious utility and advantage the expediency of claiming any bolonial right of in the neighborhood Fletcher's lots. but I am am utterly unable to comprehend why, if so, no intimation was originally sent to this Government of their nature or extent. and why such intimation now witheld. Lis even 117. I should have thought the existing regulations sufficient to prevent such conflict of rights and interests. If not I would suggest that they be revised so as to ensure. their efficiency. The Military Cantonments being situated in the heart of the town and engrossing so much of the beach it is difficult for any extension of their bounds in any direction to take place, without more or less disturbing bolonial rights reserved over all leased lands adjacent to suck extension. Timely notice of all such plans phould therefore be given before their transmission to the War Department as an accurate definition of such plans would obviate almost all inconvenience. The enforcement of so salutary a principle in future is what I chiefly contend for, and
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343

of the plans which they

were

recommending

to the War

Department.

They possibly

are

as to terminate at once

of such obvious utility and

advantage

the expediency of claiming any

bolonial right

of

in the neighborhood Fletcher's lots. but I am

am utterly

unable to comprehend why, if so,

no intimation was

originally

sent

to this Government of their nature

or extent. and why such intimation

now witheld.

Lis even

117.

I should have thought the existing regulations sufficient to prevent such conflict of rights and interests. If not I would suggest

that they be revised so as to

ensure.

their efficiency. The Military Cantonments being situated in the heart of the town and engrossing

so much of the

beach it is difficult for any extension

of their bounds in

any direction to

take place, without more or less

disturbing bolonial rights

reserved over

all leased lands adjacent to suck extension. Timely notice of all such

plans phould therefore be given before

their

transmission to the War

Department

as

an accurate definition

of such plans would obviate almost

all inconvenience. The enforcement

of so salutary

a

principle in future

is what I chiefly contend for, and

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