CO129-261 - Public Offices & Others - 1893 — Page 189

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limited to, the fulfilment of that duty.

If not required for the provision of lands or buildings the funds will not be used and will be available for the Civil purposes of Colonies. It is impossible to believe that the Committee in recommending, and the Government in approving, that the "realized or estimated values" of Military lands when sold, or transferred, should be recorded for future use, meant that the value of the right of user only should be recorded.

The right of Military user could obviously not be sold and could therefore not be "realized", and as the Colonial Office itself has pointed out that the right ceases to have any value when it ceases to be necessary, it is clear that the "Capital Sum" to be realized out of such rights would be Nil.

The Committee either meant that the realized or estimated value of the properties when sold or transferred should be recorded, or it made a recommendation which, for the purposes it had in view, was absolutely unmeaning.

Seeing that the Committee's recommendation, as understood by the Treasury and War Office, confirms and systematises a long established custom, it is submitted that the reading of these Departments of the decision the Government arrived at in 1890 is the right one, and should be confirmed.

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187 limited to, the fulfilment of that duty. If not required for the provision of lands or buildings the funds will not be used and will be available for the Civil purposes of Colonies. It is impossible to believe that the Committee in recommending, and the Government in approving, that the "realized or estimated values" of Military lands when sold, or transferred, should be recorded for future use, meant that the value of the right of user only should be recorded. The right of Military user could obviously not be sold and could therefore not be "realized", and as the Colonial Office itself has pointed out that the right ceases to have any value when it ceases to be necessary, it is clear that the "Capital Sum" to be realized out of such rights would be Nil. The Committee either meant that the realized or estimated value of the properties when sold or transferred should be recorded, or it made a recommendation which, for the purposes it had in view, was absolutely unmeaning. Seeing that the Committee's recommendation, as understood by the Treasury and War Office, confirms and systematises a long established custom, it is submitted that the reading of these Departments of the decision the Government arrived at in 1890 is the right one, and should be confirmed.

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187 limited to, the fulfilment of that duty. If not required for the provision of lands or buildings the funds will not be used and will be avail- able for the Civil purposes of Colonies. It is impossi- ble to believe that the Committee in recommending, and the Government in approving, that the "realized or esti- mated values* of Military lands when sold, or transferred, should be recorded for future usa, moant that the value The right of the right of user only should be recorded. of Military user could obviously not be sold and could therefore not be "realized *, and as the Colonial Office itself has pointed out that the right ceases to have any value when it ceases to be necessary P it is clear that the "Capital Suma* to be realizod out of such rights would be Nil The Committeo either meant that the realized or estimated value of the properties when sold or trans- ferred should be recorded, or it made a recommendation which, for the purposes it had in view, was absolutely unmeaning. Seeing that the Committee's recommendation as understood by the Treasury and War Office, confirms and systematises a long established custom it is sub- mitted that the reading of these Departments of the decision the Government arrived at in 1890 is the right one, and should be confirmed.

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limited to, the fulfilment of that duty.

If not required for the provision of lands or buildings the funds will not be used and will be avail-

able for the Civil purposes of Colonies. It is impossi-

ble to believe that the Committee in recommending, and

the Government in approving, that the "realized or esti-

mated values* of Military lands when sold, or transferred,

should be recorded for future usa, moant that the value

The right

of the right of user only should be recorded.

of Military user could obviously not be sold and could

therefore not be "realized *, and as the Colonial Office

itself has pointed out that the right ceases to have any

value when it ceases to be necessary

it is clear that

the "Capital Suma* to be realizod out of such rights

would be Nil

The Committeo either meant that the realized

or estimated value of the properties when sold or trans-

ferred should be recorded, or it made a recommendation

which, for the purposes it had in view, was absolutely

unmeaning.

Seeing that the Committee's recommendation

as understood by the Treasury and War Office, confirms

and systematises a long established custom it is sub-

mitted that the reading of these Departments of the

decision the Government arrived at in 1890 is the right

one,

and should be confirmed.

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