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in a letter to the Inspector General of Royal Engineers a copy of which forwarded to the Colonial Secretary 23rd April 1863, and no

part of the Polony question

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in

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then raised;

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in the Colony in May 1868 ; and av giving over change of the Departinant, Colonel. Moody astted me not to love sight of the subject in which he

much interested.

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An opportunity for recallin of attention of the War Department to the project roas afforded to me

the Prusters of the baustrupit estate of Moser Fletcher C

by

offering for sale to the War Department Marine lots No 20 and 21, with the

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buildings thnew, and the right of

reclamation attached chereto.

This

lender dated 6th July, 1865

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accompanied by a plow and a valuation

of the property signed by the Acting Colonial Surveyor General,

as

are

of the valuers, and obtained from the valuers for the express

- purpose of tendering the property to the War Department.

In this valuations occurs

following paragraph,

"We

and

the

awhorized to state that

The Government have objection to the reclamation of ground on the Morth sides "of Lots N. 20 and 21 to the extent sheend "and listed gjellow on accompanying

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survey plan.

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Ready

in a letter to the Inspector General of Royal Engineers a copy of which was forwarded to the Colonial Secretary 23rd April 1863, and no

part of the Colony question

was

in

objection

The

objection

was

then raised;

and was held in abeyance on my

arrival

in the Colony in May 1868 ; and on giving over charge of the Department, Colonel Moody asked me not to lose sight of the subject in which he

was much interested.

An opportunity for recalling the attention of the War Department to the project was afforded to me

by the Trustees of the bankrupt estate of Messrs Fletcher & Co

offering for sale to the War Department Marine lots No 20 and 21, with the

362

buildings thereon, and the right of

reclamation attached thereto.

This

tender dated 6th July, 1865

was

accompanied by a plan and a valuation

of the property signed by the Acting Colonial Surveyor General,

and

by the valuers, and obtained from the valuers for the express

purpose of tendering the property to the War Department.

In this valuation occurs

the following paragraph,

"We

are

authorized to state that

The Government have no objection to the reclamation of ground on the North sides "of Lots No. 20 and 21 to the extent shown "and listed below on accompanying

survey plan.

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Ready

in a letter to the Inspector General of Royal Engineers a copy of which was forwarded to the Colonial Secretary 23rd April 1863, and no

part of the Colony question

was

in

objection

The

objection

was

then raised;

and was held in abeyance on my

arrival

in the Colony in May 1868 ; and on giving over charge of the Department, Colonel Moody asked me not to lose sight of the subject in which he

was much interested.

An opportunity for recalling the attention of the War Department to the project was afforded to me

by the Trustees of the bankrupt estate of Messrs Fletcher & Co

offering for sale to the War Department Marine lots No 20 and 21, with the

362

buildings thereon, and the right of

reclamation attached thereto.

This

tender dated 6th July, 1865

was

accompanied by a plan and a valuation

of the property signed by the Acting Colonial Surveyor General,

and

by the valuers, and obtained from the valuers for the express

purpose of tendering the property to the War Department.

In this valuation occurs

the following paragraph,

"We

are

authorized to state that

The Government have no objection to the reclamation of ground on the North sides "of Lots No. 20 and 21 to the extent shown "and listed below on accompanying

survey plan.

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