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353

was

*

dated 11 1866

Commending it um replied to ly a letter from Lealand Lovell, Commanding Royal Engineer, laying claim to ground which considerably overlaps that along which the proposed road would go, namely up to the 300

13.

feet contour.

In this letter Colonel Lovell referred to the "letter of the 15th September 1853", and stated that the record plans now in existence were copies of that referred to in this letter, in which the boundaries were explicitly detailed; and that though

Vide

1

* Page 42. Inclosure.

it was true that the Plan did not shew the boundary quite up to the 500

feet contour, yet that that was only owing to the paper

was

the plan

was made not being quite large enough, (though I may remark by the way that it is amply large enough as a reference to it will show)

and that in all other respects the boundaries marked on the plan coincided so nicely

A.

with those detailed in the letter of the 15th September 1858, that it might be inferentially concluded that had the paper been large enough the continuation of the boundary line would still have continued to coincide with

that of the letter referred to, and indeed the method adopted for defining the upper part of the boundary by Magnetic Bearings


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353 was * dated 11 1866 Commending it um replied to ly a letter from Lealand Lovell, Commanding Royal Engineer, laying claim to ground which considerably overlaps that along which the proposed road would go, namely up to the 300 13. feet contour. In this letter Colonel Lovell referred to the "letter of the 15th September 1853", and stated that the record plans now in existence were copies of that referred to in this letter, in which the boundaries were explicitly detailed; and that though Vide 1 * Page 42. Inclosure. it was true that the Plan did not shew the boundary quite up to the 500 feet contour, yet that that was only owing to the paper was the plan was made not being quite large enough, (though I may remark by the way that it is amply large enough as a reference to it will show) and that in all other respects the boundaries marked on the plan coincided so nicely A. with those detailed in the letter of the 15th September 1858, that it might be inferentially concluded that had the paper been large enough the continuation of the boundary line would still have continued to coincide with that of the letter referred to, and indeed the method adopted for defining the upper part of the boundary by Magnetic Bearings Page 353 Page 354
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353 was * dated 11 1866 Commending it um replied to ly a letter from lealand Lovell, Commanding Royal Engineer, laying claim to ground heile page se considerably with of that along which the proposed woad would up to the 300 13. feet contour. go, namely In this letter Colonel Iwell refered to the "letter of the wit September 1853, and tated that the record plans and now in neistine were copies of that referred to in this letter, in which the bandaries were explicitly detailed; and that though Vide 1 * Page 42. Inclone. it was true that the Plan did not Plan Mas shew the bandary quite up to the 500 feet contour, get that that only aving to the paper wa. A the plan was made not being quite large enough, (though I may remarks by the way that it is amply longe enough as a ceference to it wild show) and that in all wher respedò bundaries marked on the plan eincided to euch A. nicely the rick chose detailed in the letter of the 15th September 1858, that it might be inferentially concluded that hat the paper been large enough the contimation of the bundary line would still have continued to coincide with that of the letter referred to, and indeed the mertiod adopted for defining the upper part of the boundary by Magnetic Lasa !
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353

was

*

dated 11 1866

Commending it um replied to ly a letter from lealand Lovell, Commanding Royal Engineer, laying claim to ground heile page se considerably with of that along which the proposed woad would

up to the 300

13.

feet contour.

go, namely

In this letter Colonel Iwell refered to the "letter of the wit September 1853, and tated that the

record plans

and now in neistine were

copies of that referred to in this letter, in which the bandaries were

explicitly detailed; and that though

Vide

1

* Page 42. Inclone.

it was true that the Plan did not Plan Mas

shew the bandary quite up to the

500

feet contour, get that that only aving to the paper

wa.

A

the plan

was made not being quite large enough, (though I may remarks by the way that it is amply longe enough as a ceference to it wild show)

and that in all wher respedò

bundaries marked on the plan

eincided to euch

A.

nicely

the

rick chose

detailed in the letter of the 15th September 1858, that it might be inferentially concluded that hat the paper been large enough the contimation of the bundary line would

still have continued to coincide with

that of the letter referred to, and indeed the mertiod adopted for defining the upper part of the boundary by Magnetic Lasa

!

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