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the probable value of Lots 20 and 21 which the Governor stated was upwards of $300,000.

The Director

through the Colonial Government.

The Honourable the Director

of Public of Public Works, with reference to the 1 3rd point of the Commanding Royal

. The Commanding Royal. The Com. Works Engineer pointed out that there were

were manding

randing

Royal En

4 points; (!) the resumption of the _ property, which is between Mr Sharp gineer. and the Colonial Government; (2) - payment for reclamation made by Mr. Sharp, which is also between him and the Colonial Government, and about which there can be no

on Mr

difficulty; (3) claim for encroach - ment by the War Department on Sharp's ground, which is him and the War office; (4) claim

solely

in building

caused by

between

for delay

· former resumption proceedings after. wards dropped.

This is also between

Mr. Sharp and the War office,

if

Mr Sharp makes his attack

even

The Acting

Colonial

Engineer

a

which was alluded to as

question solely between Mr. Sharp and the War Department, pointed

out that the encroachment.

4

of

the_

War Department was on Mr. Sharp's

State's dec.

ground and the foreshore, and that in view of the secretary of patch N. 1044 of 16th July 1869, the

the encroachment of

question of

Military slip way

was prima facie.

w

ar

the

the foreshore

question between the Colonial Government and the

Military

Authorities.

The Honourable the Acking

Colonial Treasurer pointed out that

Treasurer both the law officers of the Crown in

through

England