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- England and the independent firm of Solicitors, Messrs Wotton and Deacon, who acted for the Colonial Government in the abandoned resumption proceedings had advived that the requisition of Marine Loto 20 and 21, was a matter for amicars.

arrangement rather than for settlement of recourse to legal proceedings; that Mr Sharp had offered when last in the Colony to submit the question, and all - claines in conection with it,

to

the arbitrament of my three Public officers, the

Government chose to no. muiate

A

fair offer which showed

that he did not wish to be obstructive; that Sir W. Des Voeux had in turn offered to submit it to the arbitration of a Board constituted under the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance; and that Mr. Sharp in reply had refused to

agree

to the latter course,

as

4.& Major

Barker.

ao

be

argued

that the actual re-

sumption of the property

one

wad

only

point out of many to be settled.

His Excellency the Major

General General Commanding did not see the scheme should be delayed claimes for damage put for.

why

by any ward by

Mr Sharp, which can be

settled by law, on

arrangement,

whenever advanced, irrespective of

the proposed resumption

The Amourable the Colonial

Treasurer's remarks, and the advice

referred, to have

reference to traus. actions and claims, with which the case now in contemplation has has nothing

to do.

The Ordinance under

which the resumption would now be effected, is one which did not exist when the former disputes arose,

and