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is no

It has been admitted by the local Military Authorities that this Battery

longer required for defence purposes, and it appears to us that the surrender of it under such cir- cumstances is one of the conditions

the

of free grant of lands for Mili- tary purposes. See Duke of Newcastle's Coconial Office Despatch N = 15 of 1864.

31.

In conclusion after

careful study of

disposal

express

the

papers

at our

we have to

on the subject,

an opinion that the Governor

has never

approved of the proposals

now under consideration, but rather

the reverse inasmuch as they involve

expenditure out

Treasury;

of

the Colonial

and further that this project

has been put forward,

CL

the assump.

tion that the Praya extusion project has been abandoned which as far

As

we are in a position to state is

not

not the case.

We have &c.

A.

(Signed) F. H. May.

Act Colonial Treasurer

J. A. Cooper,

/

Director

of Public Works.

Jou: G. J. M. OBrien, aus.

Colonial Secretary