CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 50

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be at all times favourably disposed to defraying the cost of Military buildings new site, provided that such cost was within the value of an old site surrendered to them, but where the Imperial Government has acquired for a specific purpose a piece of land, which was at the time of comparatively small value, but has, through becoming incorporated in the City, perhaps, become of greatly enhanced value, and has no further use for such land, nor desires to replace it by land elsewhere, I certainly think that the land should revert unconditionally to the Colonial Government.

It would be incorrect to say that such land had been "gratuitously acquired" by the Colonial Government. It would be the fact that land

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be at all times favourably disposed to defraying the cost of Military buildings new site, provided that such cost was within the value of an old site surrendered to them, but where the Imperial Government has acquired for a specific purpose a piece of land, which was at the time of comparatively small value, but has, through becoming incorporated in the City, perhaps, become of greatly enhanced value, and has no further use for such land, nor desires to replace it by land elsewhere, I certainly think that the land should revert unconditionally to the Colonial Government. It would be incorrect to say that such land had been "gratuitously acquired" by the Colonial Government. It would be the fact that land
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13 be at all times favourably. disposed to defraying the cost of Military buildings new site, provided on a that such cost was within : the value of an old site surrendered to them, but where the Imperial. Government has acquired for a specific purpose piece of land, which was at the time of comparatively small value, but has, A through becoming incorporated in 49 in the City, perhaps, become of greatly enhanced value, and has no further use for such land, nor desires to replace it by land -elsewhere, I certainly think that the land should revert unconditionally to the Colonial Government. to say It would be incorrect that such land had been "gratuitously acquired" by the Colonial Government. It would be the fact that land
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be at all times favourably. disposed to defraying the cost of Military buildings

new site, provided

on a

that such cost was within

: the value of an old site surrendered to them, but

where the Imperial. Government has acquired for a specific purpose piece of land, which was at the time of comparatively small value, but has,

A

through becoming incorporated

in

49

in the City, perhaps, become

of greatly enhanced value,

and has no

further

use

for such land, nor desires to replace it by land -elsewhere, I certainly think

that the land should

revert unconditionally to the Colonial Government.

to say

It would be incorrect

that such land had been "gratuitously acquired" by the Colonial Government. It would be the fact that

land

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