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to him and the result was

Memorial

Was

that a

- presented to the Govenor

by Me Luddell, through Mr Lapraise,

complaining that a full

and

fain

impensation had not been awarded

that the amount

to him and

praying of couponsation, might be fixed at

This Memorial was dated

$ 38,000.

on the 26th day of December 1869, the day it will be observed fixed for the resumption of the

premises, but

not to have been received at the

ly

by the then Acting Colonial Survetary, Mr Cecil CSmith, in which Mr.

Lapraite is informed that, under the circumstances of the case, the Government

unwilling to press its sight of resumption, and that the_Surveyor Generali had been directed to withdraw

Mao

the notice having reference to the I subject. No formal canmunication was over made by the Surveyor Comeral to

Mr Duddell

OV

to Mr Papraise with =

the notice of resumption.

appears

drawing

Govannent Offices until the 11

ck of

9.

On the 3rd instant

letter

reas

a

January following.

&

To this Memorial

was returned mutil the 18th April, when

a

letter

wao

addrefsed to Mr Capraise

addrefeed to the Colonial Servitary by

Mr Lapraite informing that

Joustermans that Mr Cecil Smith's despatch had) been forwarded to Mr Duddell in