CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 49

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The contingency mentioned in section 6 cannot happen under existing arrangements, reference to the Duke of Newcastle's despatch W. 15 of the 27th of January, 1864, will show. It is there laid down "that land not required for Military purposes will revert to the Colony." Colony however being bound to make reasonable "compensation for the improvements which have been effected on the abandoned site and also that if the abandonment on the Imperial Government imposes the necessity of procuring a fresh site elsewhere, that site must be acquired at the expense of the Colony.

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The above arrangement appears to me an equitable one, and this Government would, I venture to say, be ...

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10 7 48 5. The contingency mentioned in section 6 cannot happen under existing arrangements, reference to the Duke of Newcastle's despatch W. 15 of the 27th of January, 1864, will show. It is there laid down "that land not required for Military purposes will revert to the Colony." Colony however being bound to make reasonable "compensation for the improvements which have been effected on the abandoned site and also that if the abandonment on the Imperial Government imposes the necessity of procuring a fresh site elsewhere, that site must be acquired at the expense of the Colony. 6. The above arrangement appears to me an equitable one, and this Government would, I venture to say, be ...
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10

7

48

5.

The contingency

mentioned in section 6-

As a

cannot happen under existing arrangements, reference to the Duke of Newcastle's despatch W. 15 of the 27th of January, 1864, will show. It is there laid

No

In Library

down "that land not required "for Military purposes will " revert to the Colony. "Colony however being

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the

bound to make reasonable

#

"compensation for the

"improvements

improvements which have been effected

on the

abandoned site

and also.

that if the abandonment

on the Imperial

کروم

imposes

Government the necessity of

هم کر

procuring a fresh

fresh site

elsewhere, that site must

at the expense

be

#

acquired at the ex

of the Colony.

6.

The above arrangement

appears to me an

equitable one, and this Government would, I venture to say,

be

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