CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3] — Page 504

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Muggidge came to the conclusion at which he arrived, but this ignorance of the real facts of the case, His Excellency considers that the terms of the letter from the Chief Office No.441 of the 19th March 1868, the letter from Colonel de Butts dated 7th April 1869, and the memorandum by Mr. Moorsom on that letter announcing the

5th August

placing of the stone on the site indicated by Colonel de Butts as the point of demarcation between Public Works Department Millar and Colonial Ground are so explicit as

to falsify any deductions which, though reasonable in themselves, lead to a different result than the documents referred to shown to have actually taken

For as far as the case under consideration is concerned, there does not appear to His Excellency any ambiguity in the terms of the transfer which would make it difficult to discover whether the claimants for compensation are legally entitled to their claims or not. The language of Colonel De Butts is as follows: "As soon as one boundary stone be placed at the point marked 'I' in pencil on the plan where the proposed new road branches off from that leading towards the Albany, I think the ground to the south may be considered as transferred from the Military Department to the Colonial Government, the date of placing the stone and its exact position can be recorded."

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501 Muggidge came to the conclusion at which he arrived, but this ignorance of the real facts of the case, His Excellency considers that the terms of the letter from the Chief Office No.441 of the 19th March 1868, the letter from Colonel de Butts dated 7th April 1869, and the memorandum by Mr. Moorsom on that letter announcing the 5th August placing of the stone on the site indicated by Colonel de Butts as the point of demarcation between Public Works Department Millar and Colonial Ground are so explicit as to falsify any deductions which, though reasonable in themselves, lead to a different result than the documents referred to shown to have actually taken For as far as the case under consideration is concerned, there does not appear to His Excellency any ambiguity in the terms of the transfer which would make it difficult to discover whether the claimants for compensation are legally entitled to their claims or not. The language of Colonel De Butts is as follows: "As soon as one boundary stone be placed at the point marked 'I' in pencil on the plan where the proposed new road branches off from that leading towards the Albany, I think the ground to the south may be considered as transferred from the Military Department to the Colonial Government, the date of placing the stone and its exact position can be recorded."
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501 Moggrudge to the conclusion at which is ignorance of the real facts of the case, be arrived, but this Excellency considers that the terms of the beller from the ther Office No.441 if the 19th March 1868. the letter from Colonel Be Butto dated 7 1869, and the kemorandumd by &= Moorsom on that letter announcing the #August 5 placing of the tone of the site indicated by Colonel de Butts as the point of demarcation between bublaz Millar and Colonial Ground are so explicit as to falsify any deductions which hoved reasonable in themselves, lead to a different result than the documento seferred to shewn to have actually taken } } ä For hos as far as the case under consideration is concerned does there appear B His Excellency any ambiguity in the terms of the transfer which would wake it difficult to discover whether the claimants for compensation are legally entitled to their Laris or not. The language of lihast De Butts is as follows." As soon as one "boundary stone be placed at the point "marked I in pencil on the plan where "the proposed new road branches off fro... " that leading towards the Albany, "think the 5 ground to the south maybe " considered as transferred from the mar "Department to the atomial Comment, " the date of placing the tone and it's " "exact position can be recorded's..
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Moggrudge to the conclusion at which is ignorance of the real facts of the case, be arrived, but this Excellency considers that the terms of the beller from the ther Office No.441

if the 19th March 1868. the letter from Colonel Be Butto dated 7 1869, and the kemorandumd by &= Moorsom on that letter announcing the

#August

5 placing of the tone of the site indicated by Colonel de Butts as the point of demarcation between bublaz Millar

and Colonial Ground are so explicit as

to falsify any deductions which hoved

reasonable in themselves, lead to a different result than the documento seferred to shewn to have actually taken

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ä

For

hos as far

as the case under consideration

is concerned does there appear

B His

Excellency any ambiguity in the terms of

the transfer which would wake it difficult to discover whether the claimants for

compensation are legally entitled to their Laris or not. The language of lihast

De Butts is as follows." As soon as one "boundary stone be placed at the point "marked I in pencil on the plan where "the proposed new road branches off fro... " that leading towards the Albany,

"think the

5 ground to the south maybe " considered as transferred from the mar "Department to the atomial Comment, " the date of placing the tone and it's

"

"exact position can be recorded's..

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