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completion of the work as originally :proposed and adopted by the Colonial Legislature. The total cost would, __ therefore, be sixty-four thousand pounds (£640cc). Of course, this

expenditure would be beyond the

Ineditat

of the Colonial Government

if

unassisted by funds from the Naval

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"Desp:#1: 201 of 1883, para: 6.

Military Departments, or by equitable remission of a portion of The Military Contribution paid by

this Colony to the Imperial (povernment. It has been suggested here, as I have already reported that such remission "Desp: #0201 of

1883. para: 7

would

0

would be justified by the large

acession

of land and other benefits which would accrue to the Imperial Departments --- from carrying out of the proposed

the

-plan. The valece of the land alone is

* See Encl: 3.) estimated at not less than one hundred

and sixty thousand pounds (£160,000)

in all. It is situated

072

the sea

in the best part of frontage in the

the

city.

It will be recollected, more over

this plan is strongly

that

strongly recommended by W. Chadwick on sanitary grounds, and that it affects the quarter of th

this

Bity where the Barracks of the Garrison

and