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by the Naval and Military Authorities be raised to $7,000. There will be eight and a half acres of land reclaimed by the extension estimated to be worth £160,000. If the whole cost of the extension is to be defrayed by the Civil Government, it would only be fair that it should benefit by the reclaimed land, in which case it could undertake the work at once.
But the Naval and Military Authorities want the whole of the reclaimed land; and, until this year, have refused to say anything for it or any portion of the cost of extension. General Cameron, however, who has more liberal views than his predecessor, has informed me that in February last he expressed to the War Office his opinion that if extra expense is caused to the Colony by the adoption of any modified scheme to meet Naval and Military objections,
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it would be only fair that a
29
& Military
by the Naval and elbili Authorities be raised to $7,000. There will be eight and a half dores of land reclaimed by the
extension estimated to be worth
£160,000. If the whole east of the extension is to be defrayed by the Evil Government, it - would only be fair
that it should benefit by the reclaimed
land in which case it could undertake the work at once.
But the Naval and ofbilitary
Authorities want the whole of
the reclaimed land; and,
this
year
until
have refused to say it or any portion
for it
any thing for
of the cost of extension General Cameron, however, who has more liberal views, than his predecesser has informed me that in February last he cxpressed to the War Office his opinion that
if extra expense is caused to the Colony by the adoption of any modified scheme to meet Naval and Military objections
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it would be only fair that a
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