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for defensive parposes have been converted

and

the Lots

now in question would be so

action of the the act wit converted but for the

into & Luilding leases for 75 years;

Military Authorites here in asking for the site for new Barracks, subject to agreement

with the existing owners

My

letter of the 11th November

has fully explawed the position of

the Government

of

these Lots

as regards the owners.

and I would urge

t

that

a decision may be comme without delay, as both the Colonial Government and the existing is s lease holders feel that there

M

considerable hardship in leaving

حمل

the question open-

I would only add

thout

is

the acquisition of this land

now declined, the existing leases

will be

on the

converted into building

leases

terus mentioned in the opinion

of the attorury General attached to

letter of the 11th mistunt, in that

Kist

case the

certarily

was department would

have to pay very much

more thare at present if it was

future desired to acquire it at a

time, and in some cases night

there

be very great difficult, in

acquiring it at all-

I have to

Nened, a&stores Colonel

for Eve_