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land already in the possession of the

War Tepartment, shall continue to be

exchangeable for other land as re-

quired for military purposes, in ac-

cordance with the principle laid

Mown in the Circular despatch of the

1130th of December 1894.

3. Under that Circular, as was

pointed out in the letter from this

Department of the 14th November 1898,

here was no obligation upon the

Colony to hand over land to the War

Popartuent in anticipation of any

military land being surrendered to

the Colony: and I am,therefore, to

request you to move his Lordship to

Black's despatch No.156 of the 29th of May,

1898, forwarded in the letter from this re-

partment referred to above to be paid over

to the Colonial Government.

4. With regard to the particular exchange

of lands, referred to in the enclosed des-

patch, I am to ask that his lordship may

be moved to cause the Secretary of State

be informed at his earliest convenience

whether he is prepared to agree to the p

posals of the Colonial Government,

which ap-

pear to the Secretary of State to be reason

able.

I am, &c.,

(JA) A Bertram Conn

cause the sum of $10,465.07, re-

ferred to in paragraph 17 of the

second enclosure to Major General

Black's

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