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willing to agree

to it provided it could be

Carried out without prejudice to naval and

Military interests, and without additional

な

Charge to Imperial revenices.

15. With

of your

regard

to the last paragraph

letter under reply, I am to state

the

to

that it has always been the custom of War Department and the Admiralty transfer from lands held for defence purposes; As it is obviously unimportant from the colonial point of view, to which service the lands are for where buildings the time

one to the other Colonial Crown

keing

essential.

have been exected on such lands at Imperial

cost it is usual, when this value is considerable

to receive

for the department surrendering

back the value of

such buildings :

but the

land itself is not sold, the right of user.

only