CO129-217 - Governor Sir Bowen Administrator Marsh - 1884 [7-10] — Page 71

10.

2.

The Surveyor - General has been directed to communicate with the

Officer Commanding the Royal Eugineers on this subject; and also generally respecting the lauds reserved for allilitary purposes.

3.

It need

scarcely

be said that

Governor Sir George Bowen will contine

to co-

operate to the best of his ability with the Military authorities for the Defence of this Colony. The Gannor

would suggest that this would be a favourable opportunity for the Major-

General to request again the ~ attention of the Was Office.

to the point clearly and

forcibly stated in his lette

so

several

of the 18th Febmary ultive, when rencont Sargent wrote as

· follows : - At present

several

Dire

and as

held in

" several works of utility "to the Colony "pending a

a decision as to

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advantage

abeyance

defensive

" requirements, and I am constantly "compotted to veto the erection of- buildings on laud cubraced in the

" scheme of defence, while at the "tive d'am unable to

able to

same

o give any assuran

" or hope, that the scheme approaches

"it realization."

4.

has

The fact

is that, (as the Governor

abroady pointed out to the Imperial Government ; ) the loss to the Colonial ___ Revenue by the reservation of loucts on the chance of their being required. hereafter for loooks of Defence (nom definite plau having as yet been adopted by the War Offices) is

estimated