CO129-172 - Public Offices & Others - 1875 — Page 446

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ownership of the adjacent lands

almost valueless.

I am also to observe, that Mr. Secretary Hardy is informed that the present form

under which Crown lands are granted, provides for the formation of "public or common closed drains" and that he cannot consider it necessary, in addition to the power thus placed in the hands of the local Government that the Military Authorities should be invested with a privilege or right of way though private lands, or of building

sewers thereon.

I am to add, that when it is contemplated to erect buildings on War Department land, the drainage should be designed with a view to its connection with the public or common drains.

(Signed) Fred. & Chapman,

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ownership of the adjacent lands almost valueless. I am also to observe, that Mr. Secretary Hardy is informed that the present form under which Crown lands are granted, provides for the formation of "public or common closed drains" and that he cannot consider it necessary, in addition to the power thus placed in the hands of the local Government that the Military Authorities should be invested with a privilege or right of way though private lands, or of building sewers thereon. I am to add, that when it is contemplated to erect buildings on War Department land, the drainage should be designed with a view to its connection with the public or common drains. (Signed) Fred. & Chapman,

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ownership of the adjacent lands almost valueless. - Jam also to observe, that Mr. Secretary Hardy is in= formed that the present form Sensers under which Crown lands are granted, provides for the forma= =tion of "public or common flosed drains to, and that he cannot Consider it necessary, in addition to the power thus placed in the hands of the local Government that the Military Authorities should be invested with a privilege of right of may though private lands, or of building sewers to thereon. - 437 I am to add, that when it is contemplated to erect buildingste War Department land, the drainage should be designed with a view to its connection with the public or common draind- Shave te (Supid) Frad. & Mahman,

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ownership of the adjacent lands

almost valueless. -

Jam also to observe, that Mr. Secretary Hardy is in= formed that the present form

Sensers

under which Crown lands are granted, provides for the forma= =tion of "public or common flosed drains to, and that he cannot Consider it necessary, in addition to the power thus placed in the hands of the local Government that the Military Authorities should be invested with a privilege of right of may though private lands, or of building

sewers to thereon. -

437

I am to add, that when it is contemplated to erect buildingste

War Department land, the drainage should be designed with a view to its connection with the public or common draind- Shave te

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