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that on the 9th Au-

appears gust last this Government

notified by the Director

was

of Public Works that it was the intention of the

owner

to sell the residence Known

as

Craigieburn", and that ~

the sum asked for the pro- perty

was

£7,000 sterling.

Sir W. Robinson ap- parently regarded that -

and nego.

as excessive, and

price

tiations were

opened

on the

14th August with Mr. Inchbald,

the

the

as

owner

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of a house known

"Craig Ryrie", which was

considered a suitable sum-

mer residence for the Govern Those negotiations, how=

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ever, appear

appear to have fallen

through owing to the high

rental asked, and as

reported;

in Sir W. Robinson's despaton No974 A

14 of the 15th December last, the residence Known

as

"The Cliffs" was eventually,

rented on a 3 years lease.

I regret that I am

unable

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