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impolicy and inconvenience of the Military dealing with a large question piecemeal and in reference, acting to one interest only and above all without the privity of this Government. The latter has certain legal rights and amongst the rights over almost all private lots, reserved in lots like Fletcher's, which the Military it appears, was purchasing without my knowledge, to a Sublic Gaya in front of that lot.
14. Had the Military got possession of Fletcher's lot with that right unafferted by the Colony, it is evident that Your Grace would have been left helpless afterwards, whatever might have ultimately proved to be the expediency of opening a passage through that lot. At the same time the important question of one Praya along the whole front of the town would have been still hopelessly adjourned further and more.
15. When Vice Admiral Sir Henry Keppel arrives, I hope in conjunction with the General to discuss with him the practicability of forming a Praya in deeper water in front of Military and Naval property. I cannot but think that, whether in a sanitary point of view or as a matter of mere convenience, the question deserves and is one which if discussed in a proper spirit, is quite capable of a satisfactory solution.
At the same time I am satisfied that but for the accident, which led to my asserting the right of this Government to open a passage to the sea through Fletcher's lot, Your Grace would never have had a voice in the matter. That would have been the inevitable result of one Department forwarding DX.
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impolicy
and inconvenience of the Me
Mailitary dealing with a large question piecemeal and in reference.
acting
to one interest only and above all in without the privity of this Government. The latter
has certain legal rights
and
amongst
the rights
over
almost all private lots,
reserved in lots like +
Fletcher's, which the Military it appears.
the paint of purchasing
was the
ground.
right
were on
without my knowledge,
to a
Sublic Graya
in front of that
14. Had the Mailitary got popession of Fletcher's lot with that right unaferted by the Colony, it Your Grace and this Government
is evident that Your Grace
would have been left helplefs afterwards, whatever
might have ultimately proved to be the expediency 1 of opening a papage through that lot. At the same time the important question of one Traya along
the whole front of the town would have been still
hopelefoly adjourned
further and more
15. When Vice Admiral Sir Henry Heppel arrives. I hope in conjunction
General
common
Meilitary
with him and the
to discuss the practicability of farming a Praya in deeper
in deeper water in front
and Naval property.
of
the H
I cannot but think
that, whether in a sanitary point of view or as
matter of
mere convenience. The question deserves and which if discufsed
a
is one which
in a proper spirit,
is quite capable of a satisfactory solution.
At the same time I am sutisfied that but
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for the accident, which led to my afperting the right of this Government to open a pasage to the sea
brace would never Fletcher's lot, Your Grace through
have
had a voice in the matter. That would have been
the inevitable result of
one
Department forwarding
DX.
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