CO129-222 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [7-10] — Page 73

between no

I have had the

opportunity of obtaining to some extent Mr. Sharp's views, which d may enlarge upon subsequently,

while merely stating in brief his leading reasons objecting to the course)

ao

you

for

ask)

his Attorney to accept.

Mr Sharp does not want to

sell the property

in question at all,

rightly believing that it is

becoming

Q.o

the city extends

it, he is

if

may

on

dank

suby

more valuable

all sides around

aware that under the leases.

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be reamned for public purposes, and if such public purpose existed would not refuse to part with it on adequate compensation; but he maintains that such purpose) must be some improvement of the city by

the Colonial Government, whereas I understand that the object of the reenuption is simply the enlargement

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of the property of the Military Authorition, adjoining, who have no. right of resumption

the

but on

contrary every facility and means of pundhaving in the ordinary way; under they have for

some years past been treating for the purchase, and that they should no

now take advantage of a misconstruction of the resumption. alances to obtain possession of his

-property at a cheaper price than the market value,

both unfair and illegal. I am prepared

to ursharp

A v

Mr Sharpe

Attorney to treat for the sale of the

land

of

question and the price that by comparison with sales property near his, Mr Sharp considers

one is $3 per foot,

the total

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a fair area of $ 86,798 square feet $260,394 –– I trust that some arrangement-

for a friendly sale of the property will

be adopted instead of the

he

Corree)

ee of

resumption which Mr Sharp

Considere

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