CO129-243 - Public Offices & Others - 1889 — Page 456

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Barracks, Commissariat Buildings, Wellington Barracks and the Arsenal, estimated in the documents covered by the above-quoted letter, to amount to $320,000.

It is stated in the Despatch and Estimates accompanying the letter under reply that the value of the land in front of the War Department property, which would be reclaimed by the formation of the Praya, would amount to $1,325,826; and that the War Department would thus gain by the transaction a net profit of $1,005,826 or land valued at that amount.

It need hardly be pointed out, however, that the War Department could not realise that amount of profit in cash, as it would be impracticable, both from sanitary and military considerations, to...

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...b ལ 4 T *** teor M For b J 452 Barracks, Commissariat Buildings, Wellington Barracks and the Arsenal, estimated in the documents covered by the above-quoted letter, to amount to $320,000. It is stated in the Despatch and Estimates accompanying the letter under reply that the value of the land in front of the War Department property, which would be reclaimed by the formation of the Praya, would amount to $1,325,826; and that the War Department would thus gain by the transaction a net profit of $1,005,826 or land valued at that amount. It need hardly be pointed out, however, that the War Department could not realise that amount of profit in cash, as it would be impracticable, both from sanitary and military considerations, to... – F
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...b ལ 4 T *** teor M For b J 452 Barracks, Commissariat Buildings, Wellington Barracks and the Arsenal, estimated in the documents covered by the above quoted letter. to amount to $320,000. It is stated in the Despatch and Estimates accompanying the letter under· reply that the value of the land in front of the War Department property which would be reclaimed by the formation of the Praya would amount to $1,325,826; and that the War Department would thus gain by the transaction a net profit of $1,005, 826 | or land valued at that amount. It need hardly be pointed out, however, that the War Department could not realise that amount of profit in cash, as it would be impracticable both from Sanitary and Military considerations - to – F
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teor M

For b

J

452

Barracks, Commissariat Buildings, Wellington

Barracks and the Arsenal, estimated in

the

documents covered by the above quoted letter. to amount to $320,000.

It is stated in the Despatch and

Estimates

accompanying

the letter under·

reply that the value of the land in front of the War Department property which would be reclaimed by the formation of the Praya would amount to $1,325,826; and that the War Department would thus gain by the transaction a net profit of $1,005, 826 |

or land valued at that amount.

It need hardly be pointed out, however, that the War Department could not realise that amount of profit in cash, as it would be impracticable both from Sanitary and Military considerations -

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