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in a despatch of the Duke of Newcastle of January, 1864, defining the conditions on which land no longer required for Military purposes should revert to the Colony-

4. Neither His Excellency the Governor nor the Surveyor General have since then been made acquainted with the details of any plan proposed by the Military for extension of the Cantonments into the barbon, whilst even the purchase, which they had projected of Fletcher's lots, came only to the knowledge of this Government accidentally, The Major General is aware of this.

5. It would nevertheless be seen from Colonel Lovell's letter of the 18th December last, transmitted in Captain Hartmann's communication to me of the 19th December, that Colonel Lovell had written to his department through the Major General in December 1855, recalling attention of the War Department to the project on finding there was a chance of purchasing Fletcher's Lots.

6. It would thence appear there has been some proposition made to the War Department for extension of the Military...

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4. 107 in a despatch of the Duke of Newcastle of January, 1864, defining the conditions on which land no longer required for Military purposes should revert to the Colony- 4. Neither His Excellency the Governor nor the Surveyor General have since then been made acquainted with the details of any plan proposed by the Military for extension of the Cantonments into the barbon, whilst even the purchase, which they had projected of Fletcher's lots, came only to the knowledge of this Government accidentally, The Major General is aware of this. 5. It would nevertheless be seen from Colonel Lovell's letter of the 18th December last, transmitted in Captain Hartmann's communication to me of the 19th December, that Colonel Lovell had written to his department through the Major General in December 1855, recalling attention of the War Department to the project on finding there was a chance of purchasing Fletcher's Lots. 6. It would thence appear there has been some proposition made to the War Department for extension of the Military...

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4. 107 in a despatch of the Duke of Newcastle of January, 1864, defining the conditions on which land no longer required for Military purposes should revert to the Colony- 4. Neither His Excellency the Governor now the Surveyor General have since then been made requainted with the details of any plan proposed by the Military for extension of the Cantonments into the barbon, whilst even the furchase, which they had projected of Fletcher's lots, came only as 'The Major to the knowledge accidentally, General is of this Government. aware, 5. It would nevertheles sen from Colonel Lovells letter of the 18th December last, transmitted in Captein Hartmann's comnennication to me of the 194 Dicember, that Colonel Lovell had written to his department through the Major General in 또 December 1855. recalling attention "the War Department to the project on finding there was a chance of purchasing Fletchers' Lots. that 6. It would thence appear there has been some proposition made to the War Department for extension of the Military am

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in a despatch of the Duke of Newcastle of January, 1864, defining the conditions on which land no

longer required for Military purposes should revert to the Colony-

4. Neither His Excellency the Governor now

the Surveyor General

have since then been made requainted with the details of any plan proposed by the Military for extension of the Cantonments into the barbon, whilst even the

furchase, which they had projected of Fletcher's lots, came only

'The Major

to the knowledge

accidentally, General is of this Government.

aware,

5. It would nevertheles

sen

from Colonel Lovells letter of the 18th December last, transmitted in Captein Hartmann's comnennication to me of the 194 Dicember, that Colonel Lovell had written to his department through the Major General in

또

December 1855. recalling attention "the War Department to the project on finding there was a chance of purchasing Fletchers' Lots.

that

6. It would thence appear there has been some proposition made to the War Department for

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