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Copy.

With which was sent to tops in Bow Deck, No 194 of,

Enclosure No.2 to H.E. the Governor's despatch

No.396 of the 6th October, 1901.







From the Hon. Acting Attorney General.

To the Honourable the Colonial Secretary.

75 Hon. Col. Secy.

This whole question appears to be regulated by

the terms of Lord Ripon's Circular Despatch of the 30th

December, 1894, which will be found set out on pages 93-95 of

the annexed Blue Book on Military Lands.


The principles laid down in that Circular were

accepted by the Legislative Council of this Colony. (See Sir

W. Robinson's Despatch of the 19th April, 1895, at page 35 of

the Blue Book).

as follows:-

From Lord Ripon's Circular Despatch it appears

Par 2 All Colonial Military Lands and Buildings no

longer required by Her Majesty's Government are to be freely

surrendered to the Colony, on the Colony engaging, in its

turn, to provide an equivalent in land and buildings when

required, and a record is to be kept of the value of the land

and buildings surrendered.

Par.3. It is stated that the Colonial Military Lands

are to be regarded as a permanent Defence Fund of the Colony,

the integrity of which ought to be preserved, in kind or

value, and that their value is to be treated as forming a

capital applicable for providing other lands or buildings

which may be required in the Colony for such purposes.

Par.4.

provides that, if the Colonial Government does not

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Copy. With which was sent to tops in Bow Deck, No 194 of, Enclosure No.2 to H.E. the Governor's despatch No.396 of the 6th October, 1901. From the Hon. Acting Attorney General. To the Honourable the Colonial Secretary. 75 Hon. Col. Secy. This whole question appears to be regulated by the terms of Lord Ripon's Circular Despatch of the 30th December, 1894, which will be found set out on pages 93-95 of the annexed Blue Book on Military Lands. The principles laid down in that Circular were accepted by the Legislative Council of this Colony. (See Sir W. Robinson's Despatch of the 19th April, 1895, at page 35 of the Blue Book). as follows:- From Lord Ripon's Circular Despatch it appears Par 2 All Colonial Military Lands and Buildings no longer required by Her Majesty's Government are to be freely surrendered to the Colony, on the Colony engaging, in its turn, to provide an equivalent in land and buildings when required, and a record is to be kept of the value of the land and buildings surrendered. Par.3. It is stated that the Colonial Military Lands are to be regarded as a permanent Defence Fund of the Colony, the integrity of which ought to be preserved, in kind or value, and that their value is to be treated as forming a capital applicable for providing other lands or buildings which may be required in the Colony for such purposes. Par.4. provides that, if the Colonial Government does not
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opy. Withy which was sent to tops in Bow Deck, No 194 of, Enclosure No.2 to H.. the Governor's despatch No.396 of the 6th. October, 1901. * * * * * * From the Hon. Acting Attorney General. To the Honourable the Colonial Secretary. 75 Hon. Col. Secy. This whole question appears to be regulated by the terms of Lord Ripon's Circular Despatch of the 30th. December, 1894, which will be found set out on pages 93-95 of the annexed Blue Book on Military Lands. ! The principles laid down in that Circular were accepted by the Legislative Council of this Colony. (See Sir W. Robinson's Despatch of the 19th. April, 1895, at page 35 of the Blue Book). as follows:- From Lord Ripon's Circular Despatch it appears Par 2 All Colonial Military Lands and Buildings no longer required by Her Majesty's Government are to be freely surrendered to the Colony, on the Colony engaging, in its turn, to provide an equivalent in land and buildings when required, and a record is to be kept of the value of the land and buildings surrendered. Par.3. It is stated that the Colonial Military Lands are to be regarded as a permanent Defence Fund of the Colony, the integrity of which ought to be preserved, in kind or value, and that their value is to be treated as forming a capital applicable for providing other lands or buildings which may be required in the Colony for such purposes. Par.4. provides that, if the Colonial Government does not
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Withy which was sent to

tops in Bow Deck, No 194 of,

Enclosure No.2 to H.. the Governor's despatch

No.396 of the 6th. October, 1901.

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From the Hon. Acting Attorney General.

To the Honourable the Colonial Secretary.

75

Hon. Col. Secy.

This whole question appears to be regulated by

the terms of Lord Ripon's Circular Despatch of the 30th.

December, 1894, which will be found set out on pages 93-95 of

the annexed Blue Book on Military Lands.

!

The principles laid down in that Circular were

accepted by the Legislative Council of this Colony. (See Sir

W. Robinson's Despatch of the 19th. April, 1895, at page 35 of

the Blue Book).

as follows:-

From Lord Ripon's Circular Despatch it appears

Par 2 All Colonial Military Lands and Buildings no

longer required by Her Majesty's Government are to be freely

surrendered to the Colony, on the Colony engaging, in its

turn, to provide an equivalent in land and buildings when

required, and a record is to be kept of the value of the land

and buildings surrendered.

Par.3. It is stated that the Colonial Military Lands

are to be regarded as a permanent Defence Fund of the Colony,

the integrity of which ought to be preserved, in kind or

value, and that their value is to be treated as forming a

capital applicable for providing other lands or buildings

which may be required in the Colony for such purposes.

Par.4.

provides that, if the Colonial Government does

not

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