CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 545

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"leaves telling them that they

"would obtain Inland Leases

"if they accepted the Military

"clause. Several of them at once

applied and leases have been

granted to them; the particulars

"and plans having been supplied

"by Mr Price, who I presume before sending these plans had

obtained the consent of the Major

General. Others have been

promised their Leases. Mr. Cay

applied either verbally to Mr

"Bruce Shepherd or in writing

"to Mr Price that his five Garden

"Leases should be exchanged for

Inland Leases and he has

"obtained two of the Leases out

"of the five; the others he would,

"I think, have also obtained

had it not been for

"difficulty about a road which

"prevented the completion of the

"Lease plan. In the meantime

"the Military Authorities stepped

"in and the whole question

"having been looked into, it

"has been seen that the Secretary

"of

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540 "leaves telling them that they "would obtain Inland Leases "if they accepted the Military "clause. Several of them at once applied and leases have been granted to them; the particulars "and plans having been supplied "by Mr Price, who I presume before sending these plans had obtained the consent of the Major General. Others have been promised their Leases. Mr. Cay applied either verbally to Mr "Bruce Shepherd or in writing "to Mr Price that his five Garden "Leases should be exchanged for Inland Leases and he has "obtained two of the Leases out "of the five; the others he would, "I think, have also obtained had it not been for "difficulty about a road which "prevented the completion of the "Lease plan. In the meantime "the Military Authorities stepped "in and the whole question "having been looked into, it "has been seen that the Secretary "of
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540 " leaves telling their that they "would obtain Inland Leases if they accepted the Military " clause. Leveral of them at once applied and leaves have been " granted ranted to them; the particulars " and plans having been supplied " by Mr Price, who I presume " before sending these plans had obtained the corrsent of the Masor General. Others have been promised their Leases. At. Cay 4 applied either verbally to Mr "Bruce Shepherd or in writing " to Mr Price that his five Garden " Leases should be exchanged for # Friland Leases and he hav # "obtained two of the Leaves out " of the five; the others he world, "I think, have also obtained had it not been for "difficuity a about a road which vented the compection of the "prevented "Lease plan. In the "the Military in ZA LEA1 shine Authorities stepped and the whole question " having been looked into, it " has been seen that the secretary " of
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" leaves telling their that they

"would obtain Inland Leases

if they accepted the Military

" clause. Leveral of them at once

applied and leaves have been

"

granted

ranted to them; the particulars

" and plans having been supplied

" by Mr Price, who I presume " before sending these plans had

obtained the corrsent of the Masor

General. Others have been

promised their Leases. At. Cay

4

applied either verbally to Mr

"Bruce Shepherd or in writing

"

to Mr Price that his five Garden

" Leases should be exchanged for

#

Friland Leases and he hav

#

"obtained two of the Leaves out

" of the five; the others he world,

"I think, have also obtained

had it not been for

"difficuity

a

about a road which

vented the compection of the

"prevented

"Lease plan. In the

"the Military

in

ZA LEA1

shine

Authorities stepped

and the whole question

" having

been looked into, it

" has been seen that the secretary

"

of

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