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the subject of the Jubilee Road about which there was a deadlock, and suggested that the opinion of the Major-General who had administered the Government previous to my arrival should be asked for. The question at issue was whether the road was
to be commenced at the West or the East of the Island. The
Westernmost section from Kennedy Town to Aberdeen would absorb all the funds subscribed, while many more miles could be made for that money round by the East.
5. The trustees hold that they are bound by
a resolution that the money was to be devoted to the construction of a road round the island, the first section of which was to be from Kennedy Town to Aberdeen round the Western promontory of Mount Davis. The Government bound themselves to continue the road until its completion after the money subscribed was exhausted, and some of the money subscribed was so subscribed after the resolution so binding the trustees had
been published.
6. As previous minutes showed that Major-General Black had, while administering the Government, expressed himself as opposed to this section on Military grounds, I referred the question to him on that point, and received his answer dated 2nd December 1898. It is to be regretted that Major-General Black did not urge this military objection when the proposition was made, or before the laying of the memorial
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the subject of the Jubilee Road about which there was a dead- lock, and suggested that the opinion of the Major-General who had administered the Government previous to my arrival should be asked for. The question at issue was whether the road was
to be commenced at the West or the East of the Island. The
Westernmost section from Kennedy Town to Aberdeen would ab- sorb all the funds subscribed, while many more miles could be made for that money round by the East.
5. The trustees hold that they are bound by
a resolution that the money was to be devoted to the construc- tion of a road round the island the first section of which was to be from Kennedy Town to Aberdeen round the Western pro- montory of Mount Davis. The Government bound themselves to continue the road until its completion after the money subs- cribed was exhausted, and some of the money subscribed was so subscribed after the resolution so binding the trustees had
been published.
6. As previous minutes showed that Major-Ge- neral Black had while administering the Government expressed himself as opposed to this section on Military grounds I re- ferred the question to him on that point, and received his an- swer dated 2nd. December 1898. It is to be regretted that Ma- jor-General Black did not urge this military objection when the proposition was made, or before the laying of the memorial
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