CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 46

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It appears that the arrangement is a very one-sided one. For while the Imperial Government would, under section 5, practically be credited with the value of all lands or buildings handed over to it in the past by the Colonial Government for military purposes, but no longer required for such, the latter would not be credited with the value of lands which may have been ceded to the Military Department in the interval between the first occupation and the abandonment of the lands no longer required. To make the arrangement seemingly fair, a record should be kept of all lands ceded to the War Department by the Colonial Government, and the value of the same noted. Then, when a piece of land was proposed...

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It appears that the arrangement is a very one-sided one. For while the Imperial Government would, under section 5, practically be credited with the value of all lands or buildings handed over to it in the past by the Colonial Government for military purposes, but no longer required for such, the latter would not be credited with the value of lands which may have been ceded to the Military Department in the interval between the first occupation and the abandonment of the lands no longer required. To make the arrangement seemingly fair, a record should be kept of all lands ceded to the War Department by the Colonial Government, and the value of the same noted. Then, when a piece of land was proposed...
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J AS have the arrangement appears to be a very one -sided one, ! for while the Imperial Government would, under section 5, practically be credited with the value of all lands or buildings handed over to it in the past by the Colonial Government for Military purposes, but no longer required for such, the latter would not be credited with the value of lands lands which may been seded to the Military Department in the interval between the first occupation, and the abandonment, of the lands no a longer required. To make the arragement one d. seemingly fair record should be kept of all lands ceded to the War Department by the Colonial Government, and the value of same noted. Then the same when a piece of land was proposed
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J

AS

have

the arrangement appears

to

be a

very

one

-sided

one,

!

for while the Imperial

Government would, under section 5, practically be credited with the value of

all lands or

buildings

handed over to it in the past by the Colonial Government for Military purposes, but no

longer required for such, the

latter would not be

credited with the value of

lands

lands which

may

been seded to the Military

Department in the interval

between the first occupation, and the abandonment, of

the lands no

a

longer required. To make the arragement

one

d.

seemingly fair record should be kept of

all lands ceded to the War

Department by the Colonial Government, and the value

of

same noted. Then

the same

when a piece of land was

proposed

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