CO129-122 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [5-6] — Page 101

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and betterment of a large portion of the Harbour, and he does not show how a plan for that purpose could properly be suggested without this Government being consulted as to the details and extent of such an important scheme. This Government has always maintained its right to be consulted in matters such as

ALONA

water in the harbour. Such right is obviously useful, because injudicious or inconsistent plans to render the breach, or injudicious interference with the currents, might operate most injuriously to the general interests of the City and World

18.

In proof of the Colony's concise such right and all the foregoing, I inclose a correspondence between myself and Vice Admiral King on the subject of a pier constructed in front of the Admiralty Yard without previous sanction of the local Government. Admiral King did not attempt to justify the proceeding as a matter of right and thus being really no objection to the pier, the correspondence closed with a formal declaration of myself by advice of the Attorney General of the rights of this Government in

such

19.

2

that the

do

Government in

I close it must now be conceded followed necessarily failed to

the information so erroneously

appended to have been given.

Military

Whatever the

intended to communicate, it is clear that I did not and could not, except by clairvoyance, have penetrated the details of a

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and betterment of a large portion of the Harbour, and he does not show how a plan for that purpose could properly be suggested without this Government being consulted as to the details and extent of such an important scheme. This Government has always maintained its right to be consulted in matters such as ALONA water in the harbour. Such right is obviously useful, because injudicious or inconsistent plans to render the breach, or injudicious interference with the currents, might operate most injuriously to the general interests of the City and World 18. In proof of the Colony's concise such right and all the foregoing, I inclose a correspondence between myself and Vice Admiral King on the subject of a pier constructed in front of the Admiralty Yard without previous sanction of the local Government. Admiral King did not attempt to justify the proceeding as a matter of right and thus being really no objection to the pier, the correspondence closed with a formal declaration of myself by advice of the Attorney General of the rights of this Government in such 19. 2 that the do Government in I close it must now be conceded followed necessarily failed to the information so erroneously appended to have been given. Military Whatever the intended to communicate, it is clear that I did not and could not, except by clairvoyance, have penetrated the details of a
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and bettern of a large portion of the Harber, and he does not shere how a plai for that purpose could properly be suggested sexbout this Government bring consulted as to the details and uctent of such an important schemes. This Government has always maintained its right to be consulted in of the soil under such matters as ALONA water in the harber. Such right is obviously cseful, because injudicious or inconsistent plans to velend the brach, or injudicious interference with the currents, might operate most injinienaly to the genual interests of the City and Worle 18. In preof of the Pelony's concise such right an all the ho for I inclose of Enclosure myself and Exclame 7 a conspendence between myself and 97 Vice Admiral King on the subject of a pin constructed in front of the Admiralty Yard reichent previous sanction lecal of the local Gorunment. Admiral thing did not attempt to justify the proceeding as a matter of right and thes bring really no objection to the pier, the comsprendincs cloned with a formal declaration of myself by advice of the Allorney General of the rights of this Gove such 19. 2 that the do Government in I chiuse it must now be conceded CANNON follaved necesarity failed to ine the information so erroneasly appinned to have been given. Military Whatever the intended to communicate, it is clear that I did not and could not, recept by clairvoyance, have penetrated the details of a 1
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and bettern of a large portion of the Harber, and he does not shere how a plai for that purpose could properly be suggested sexbout this Government bring consulted as to the details and uctent of such an important schemes. This Government has always maintained its right to be consulted in of the soil under

such matters as

ALONA

water in the harber. Such right is obviously cseful, because injudicious or inconsistent plans to velend the brach, or injudicious interference with the currents, might operate most injinienaly to the genual interests of the City and Worle

18.

In preof of the Pelony's concise such right an all the ho for I inclose

of

Enclosure

myself and Exclame N° 7

a conspendence between myself and

97

Vice Admiral King on the subject of a pin

constructed in front of the Admiralty Yard

reichent

previous

sanction

lecal of the local Gorunment. Admiral thing did not attempt to justify the proceeding as a matter of right and thes bring really no objection to the pier, the comsprendincs cloned with a formal declaration of myself by advice of the Allorney General of the rights of this Gove

such

19.

2

that the

do

Government in

I chiuse it must now be conceded

CANNON

follaved necesarity failed to

ine the information so erroneasly

appinned to have been given.

Military

Whatever the

intended to communicate, it is clear that I did not and could not, recept by

clairvoyance, have penetrated the details of a

1

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