CO129-293 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [8-9] — Page 584

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already existing from the west end of the city to Aberdeen, there are miles of unoccupied land, and treated in a few years the majority of it has been unoccupied and ruinous.

It occurs to me that the wishes of the majority of the subscribers should be carried out, provided they are not vetoed by the Military Authorities. To ascertain the opinion of the subscribers, a public meeting should be called, and with regard to the Government grant of the majority of the sum, the opinion of the Legislative Council who voted the money should be taken.

In the 11th October 1898, with the permission of Major General Black, who read and approved of what I had written, I addressed a letter to the Public Works Committee of San On County, going very fully into the question, which led to a generally expressed opinion that the road between Shaukiwan...

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581 already existing from the west end of the city to Aberdeen, there are miles of unoccupied land, and treated in a few years the majority of it has been unoccupied and ruinous. It occurs to me that the wishes of the majority of the subscribers should be carried out, provided they are not vetoed by the Military Authorities. To ascertain the opinion of the subscribers, a public meeting should be called, and with regard to the Government grant of the majority of the sum, the opinion of the Legislative Council who voted the money should be taken. In the 11th October 1898, with the permission of Major General Black, who read and approved of what I had written, I addressed a letter to the Public Works Committee of San On County, going very fully into the question, which led to a generally expressed opinion that the road between Shaukiwan...
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581

already existing from the west end bity

of the

to Aberdeen, skere are miles of us-

-occupied land, and

treated in

ara

of

stve

few

horva

majority

former years the

unoccupied and ruinous.

It occurs to me that the wishes

7.

of the

majority.

of the subse

ibers should.

be carried out, provided they

vetoed by

CELE

the Military Authorit

authorities. To

asectain the opinion of the subscribers

A

public meeting should be called,

and with regard

to the Government

of the

mosity of the sum, the opinion of

Registative forneel who voted the

should be taken.

*.

monly

In the 11th October 1898, with the

permission of major General Black, who

read and approved of what I had written,

I addressed a letter to the Public Brew

of song song, going very fully into the question, which led to a

generally

- pressed opinion that the road between

4.

Shaukiva

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