CO129-255 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [5-7] — Page 620

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" and His Excellency concurred, that

these lots is expe.-

"The resumption of "dient in the interest of the public

"

" on the presumption that the proposed

" scheme as a whole is carried out

" without material cost to the Colony" dated the 20th of August 1891.

20.

It has however been

ruled that the resumption of lands for Military purposes does not consti-

hite a

21.

we

This schen's proposes

Des Voeux.

23.

the

slight improvement of

Zueen's

opinion

Road which is in our

ecarcely worth mentioning as a

public improvement.

24.

by

As far

as we are aware

particular inconvenience is caused this somewhat sharp corner, nor

does it appear likely such will occur

373

with the

meand

resumption for Public purposes. The 2.0

may

Before proceeding further

state that we have been

unable to find

any

written authority

for the understandings referred to in General Barker's letter of the 5th of May

and quoted in paragraph.

22.

15.

The scheme as now

amended and put forward by Major General Barker and referred to in the Colonial Office Despatch Nr. 133 of 1892 was never before Sir William

Des

available in the

25.

of

locomotion

City.

The extension of the

Naval Yard by

the resumption of

Marnie Lots 20 and 21 and Juland

Lot 73B, can

hardly be effected

under cover of a public is improvement.

involving

the resumption of the very

emall portion necessary for straight.

ening Queen's Road.

26.

The resumption of these

properties by either the Naval or

Military

Buth Cities

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