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6. As the road was tied in at both extremities, at the one by the granite boundary post approved by Colonel De Butts in 1869, and at the other by the passage of the magazine, and as it was the steepness of the hill on both sides that between these two points the general direction of the road could not diverge to any very serious extent from the route approved by Sir John Pakington; it will be readily understood how it was that the final divisory line could be so easily and confidently left to be determined as Explained.

It was moreover perceived that any deviations would be compensatory in others, the final location would give places if it took away in others.

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7. Under the circumstances it would, in my opinion, be hardly fair so late in the day to call upon the Government to ignore the facts which I have submitted, and to agree to belie the approximate location of 1868 in the new light of a hard and fast line, to which, in spite of the impossibility acknowledged by both sides of building a road along it, the Colony should have adhered.

8. With reference to that portion of the road alluded to in Sir L. Simmons' letter to the Colonial Office of the 6th instant.

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C ill defined. 6. As the road was tied in at both extremities, at the one by the granite boundary post approved by Colonel De Butts in 1869, and at the other by the passage of the magazine, and as it was the steepness of the hill on both sides that between these two points the general direction of the road could not diverge to any very serious extent from the route approved by Sir John Pakington; it will be readily understood how it was that the final divisory line could be so easily and confidently left to be determined as Explained. It was moreover perceived that any deviations would be compensatory in others, the final location would give places if it took away in others. 136 7. Under the circumstances it would, in my opinion, be hardly fair so late in the day to call upon the Government to ignore the facts which I have submitted, and to agree to belie the approximate location of 1868 in the new light of a hard and fast line, to which, in spite of the impossibility acknowledged by both sides of building a road along it, the Colony should have adhered. 8. With reference to that portion of the road alluded to in Sir L. Simmons' letter to the Colonial Office of the 6th instant.

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ill defined.

6. As the road was tied in at

both extemities, at the one by the granite boundary post approved by Colonel De Butts in 1869, and at the other bey the

passage of the magazine, and as it was

the steepness of the hill

Erdent

6 from sides that between these two points the general

al direction of the road could not diverge to any very serious extent from the route approved by bis John Pakington; it will be readily understood how it was that the final divizory live could be so eafely and confidently left to be determined as Explained.

It was morcover

moreover perceived that any

deviations would be compensatory

the final location would give places if it took away

in others.

136

Tome

7. Under the Circumstances it would in my opinion, be hardly fair

so late in the day to call upon the Government to ignore the facts which

hard and fas

I have submitted, and to agree to belie the approximate location of 1868 in the new light of a

d fast line, to which in spite of the impossibility acknowledged by both sides of building A road along it, the Colony should have

adhered.

8. With reference to that portion of the road alluded to in Sir L. Simmons, letter to the Colonial office

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