CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4] — Page 465

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simprovements sites?

CZ1

then surrendered

At the Straits we

have agreed to драгуу

adopt the policy of par. 7 of the Memo. Cricular of June 9, 1890 (in lien

arr.405

of that

1.8. The

"W.0. gives up all lands & buildings

no longer required,

Freceives t receives in

return all lands & buildings from

time to time required.

we

do not (ast the thaiti

in

But at Bingting acknowledge that the Colony bound to provide all lands & Wildings required for the garrison (see par. 4 of letter to W.0.cn 1701/91).

Is it not however Equitable to read par. 7 of the Memo. in Care. 19 June 1890 along with the Duke of Newcastle's desp" of 1864 (which desp" formed. "General agreement between the Colonial & Imperial authorities that might not lightly to be set aside); and to interpret two documents together thems

That sites should be balanced

than

(1)

/

+ building

agamist sites aganist buildings.

456

is that W.O. should give up. all sites not required, I should

receive in return fresh sites

required, nothing

which are

being recorded, z or argued to the respective values

abait,

such sites;

(2) and then that W.O. should

on

give up the buildings abandoned sites, receiving

to

aing return than the actral sufficient compensation for the said buildings Snable them to build exactly

squivalent buildings

the new sites

and

the cost of

(3) towards the excess of

required new buildings over the value of the surrendered

the Colony should be buildings the total the called upon to make a fair

But what infan contributionne

can hardly settle till we know what

pp. 25-6 Print in 10629/91.

be

Contribution "in accordanc

with parr. 20-22 of dess. of

Jan. 1890.

Only in some

in some such way as this

го

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