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as in the

Resumption Ordinance

interests of the Colony. He further

declared that

if

the existing Resump. tion Ordurance did not permit of this resumption, he would pass law which would permit of it.

At this period, unfor. tunately, financial proubles came.

upon the Colony,

the

Governor informed the thing

and in consequence

Scheme B.

shortly expected to take over the Command.

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On being informed of the alteration in the Colony's financial position the local Military Authori- ties brought forward a fresh scheme, illustrated by plan "B", the general object being to effect

arr

unterchange.

of property between Army

and

Navy

that the

Colony

wav 00

an

the

Conger

the

money

ow

able to spend

these improvements, however desirable, and requested that the scheme ~ should be amended so as to prevent

any expense falling upon the Colony.

This scheme "A further

received the general approval of the

Admiral, Sir Nowell Salmon, who, however, preferred that the question should be referred to his successor, Sir Frederick Richards, who was

shortly

4

"

and

Navy

general principles asui

the

Army

and

scheme A, the resumption and sub- sequent purchase by Navy, of Lots 20, 21 and 733, without the widening

and

but

general improvement of Queen's Foad on behalf of the Colony

so that no

expense should fall upon the latter. This scheme was

Governor, who

approved by

d by the

agreed

to

ct the

effect

resumption of Loto 20, 21 and 73B as

before. Shortly after this Sir W. Des -

Voeux