CO129-116 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [11-12] — Page 361

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Fletcher

Trustees of the estate of Angus Fletcher to the following effect : "That this Excellency the Governor had decided to resume a portion of marine lot No.21 for the improvement of the Colony on the 10th January 187... Such portion of land his Excellency believes is between the buildings now erected on lot No 21 and the ground now occupied by the Commissariat registered in the Name of War Department, and extends from the Queen's Road to the sea.

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It may here be necessary to point out what is between the two passage buildings referred to in the above notice, the space of 6 feet from the Commissariat to the Eastward is War Department grounds and therefore cannot be appropriated by the Colonial Government. There are also other important considerations by which the Major General is desirous of calling the attention of His Excellency the Governor.

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In reply to paragraph ... of your letter. The construction of a pier or landing place for the use of the Public (are doubt chiefly Chinese) being introduced nearly opposite the centre of the War Department Buildings, to the serious annoyance of the whole of the Offices belonging to the Military Departments, when offices Commissariat Building is a measure to which the Major General desires to record his very strong objection.

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359 # Fletcher Trustees of the estate of Angus Fletcher to the following effect : "That this Excellency the Governor had decided to resume a portion of marine lot No.21 for the improvement of the Colony on the 10th January 187... Such portion of land his Excellency believes is between the buildings now erected on lot No 21 and the ground now occupied by the Commissariat registered in the Name of War Department, and extends from the Queen's Road to the sea. # It may here be necessary to point out what is between the two passage buildings referred to in the above notice, the space of 6 feet from the Commissariat to the Eastward is War Department grounds and therefore cannot be appropriated by the Colonial Government. There are also other important considerations by which the Major General is desirous of calling the attention of His Excellency the Governor. 0 In reply to paragraph ... of your letter. The construction of a pier or landing place for the use of the Public (are doubt chiefly Chinese) being introduced nearly opposite the centre of the War Department Buildings, to the serious annoyance of the whole of the Offices belonging to the Military Departments, when offices Commissariat Building is a measure to which the Major General desires to record his very strong objection. The close proximity of a landing...
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359 # Fletcher Trustees of the estate of Angus Picteten to the follaning effect : _ "That this houtlimey "The Gavrmer had decided to resume a ellency a portion of tanie lot No.21 for the impreiment of on the 10th January 187. Such the Colony on the pot portion of land his belivsen the buildings # now eeded on lot No 21 and the ground). now occpuid by the Cominisariat registved AW Name of Wer the land officer in the "Mazisty's Principal Officer of Ordnance, and # extends from the Queen's Road to the sea. out what in iter between the two It may hew be necefary to point praßerge buildings referred to in the above notice, the space of 6 feet from the Commisariat to the Castward is War Department grounds and therefore comment be appropriated by the Colonial Government. Ther ani alve aher important considerations be which the Major General is desirous of calling the attention of His boatliney the Govenor 0 reply to fraungraph of of your letter. The construction of a pier or landing place fr the A^o l of the Public (are doubt chiefly (no reposed of Chinese) being introduced nearly opposite the centre of the War. Departumt Buildings, to the sevens and in the annegance of the whole of the Offices belonging to the Military Departments, when offices Commisariat Building is a measure to which the Major General desires to record his very strong objection. are The close proximity of a landing)
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Fletcher

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