CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3] — Page 433

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at the request of the Military Authorities. I was thereby prevented forwarding the correspondence by last Mail. In doing so I remark that Lieut. B... was not aware that the Naval Yard in 1854 had been granted by this Government to the Admiralty by lease in the usual form, at the nominal rent of one dollar per annum.

It would also seem as though he was not aware that the building in question, and which is shared with him by the Commissariat, had been purchased by the Military Authorities from parties deriving a lease from this Government in 1844 - Copy of the counterpart of which lease I now inclose.

5. Lots held by the Military on lease. Over list of all lots held by the Military and Naval Departments as also by other parties.

b. As for other parts of Military ground touching the sea shore they form part of what are generally called the Cantonment. With a view to completing the subject I send a plan of the Cantonment together with the official description of its boundaries by the Military Authorities in 1853.

There is no mention in that description of any grant of the least portion of the foreshore. On the contrary all the boundary stones are placed at high water mark, shewing that it never was intended to grant more than is...

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5 at the request of the Military Authorities. I was thereby prevented forwarding the correspondence by last Mail. In doing so I remark that Lieut. B... was not aware that the Naval Yard in 1854 had been granted by this Government to the Admiralty by lease in the usual form, at the nominal rent of one dollar per annum. It would also seem as though he was not aware that the building in question, and which is shared with him by the Commissariat, had been purchased by the Military Authorities from parties deriving a lease from this Government in 1844 - Copy of the counterpart of which lease I now inclose. 5. Lots held by the Military on lease. Over list of all lots held by the Military and Naval Departments as also by other parties. b. As for other parts of Military ground touching the sea shore they form part of what are generally called the Cantonment. With a view to completing the subject I send a plan of the Cantonment together with the official description of its boundaries by the Military Authorities in 1853. There is no mention in that description of any grant of the least portion of the foreshore. On the contrary all the boundary stones are placed at high water mark, shewing that it never was intended to grant more than is...
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at the request of the Military Authorities. I was therely prevented forwarding the

so respondence by last Mail. In doing so

remark that Lieut. bok

now

De

J

may

We Butts evidently

was not aware that the

Newal Yard in 1854 had been granted by this Government to the Adminally by base

in the noual fann. at the nominal, rent Jokon

Jok one dollar per

2.

ammum.

It would also, sum as though he

was not

which he

aware

was

that the building in

writing and which is shared

and is

me on.

the

with him by the Commipariat muitted with two crofoco by tracing had been purchased by the of Military Authorities from parties deriving

Lunder

a

lease from this Govenment in

Enclcome No3. 1844 - Copy of the counterpart of which

Enclosure No leave I now inclose.

Lots held by the Military

5.

on lease.

Ov

list

428

of all

as also

and Naval Departments

b. As for other partions of Military pound-

touching the seae share they form part of

what are

and with

querally

а

called the Cantonment

view to

completing the subject

Exesteamet 't I send a plan of the bantenment together

with the official description of its boundaries

7.

by the Military

There is

Authorities in 1853.

mention in that description

mo

of any grant of the least portion of the

foreshore. On the contrary all the out nance

Quid

boundary stones are placed at high seater

mark: shewing that it by the known to grant

never was

intended

more than is

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