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by Bess" Leigh and Ora

On the 9th July, M. Hackwood wrote to me repudiating the cross-section and stating that Messrs. Leigh and Fraser had no authority to act for the Company without the approval of the Government, which had been submitted to The Attorney General, I intimated to Mr Hackwood on the 20th July, that the cross-section referred to was the one deposited by his company and was to be adhered to.

Before anything further transpired, the Secretary of State's despatch, No. 302 of 14th August, 1908, was received, in which directions were given that the requirement as to concreting the full width between the two tracks was to be waived.

After the receipt of these instructions I recognized that an approved cross-section no longer existed and I refused to issue any further permits for the work to proceed until new cross-sections were deposited and approved of by me.

I may add that any confusion or misunderstanding in this matter has arisen from the Company's neglect to instruct their local agents properly and from their attempt to coerce me into approving a section which was condemned by me when it was first submitted by Colonel Boufle.

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30219/0 26 zipe. by Bess" Leigh and Ora On the 9th July, M. Hackwood wrote to me repudiating the cross-section and stating that Messrs. Leigh and Fraser had no authority to act for the Company without the approval of the Government, which had been submitted to The Attorney General, I intimated to Mr Hackwood on the 20th July, that the cross-section referred to was the one deposited by his company and was to be adhered to. Before anything further transpired, the Secretary of State's despatch, No. 302 of 14th August, 1908, was received, in which directions were given that the requirement as to concreting the full width between the two tracks was to be waived. After the receipt of these instructions I recognized that an approved cross-section no longer existed and I refused to issue any further permits for the work to proceed until new cross-sections were deposited and approved of by me. I may add that any confusion or misunderstanding in this matter has arisen from the Company's neglect to instruct their local agents properly and from their attempt to coerce me into approving a section which was condemned by me when it was first submitted by Colonel Boufle.

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zipe.

by Bess" Leigh and Ora

On the 9th July, M. Hackwood wrote

Mr to me repudiating the cross-section and stating that beast. Leigh and Fra spr had to authority to act for the Company with the approval of the Governmetis, que

after the neather had been submitted to The Attorney General, I ineptines Me Hackwood for the 20

Jerly, that the cross-section referred to was the one deposited by his buchany

be achered to.

acid sust

Bene anything further bruspired, the Secheary of state's despatch, 1°302

14th August, 1908, was received, ie which directions were given that requirement as to concreting the full with between the two tracks

the

was to be waived

After the receipt of these instructions I recoptrized that an approved cross-section no longer existed and I refused to issue any further permits for the work to proces until new cross-sections were deposited

and approved of by me. respectfully.

ved but that any confusion of miscenderstanding in this maiter has arisen from the Company's reglect to instruct their heal agents properly and from their attempt to coerce me into approving a section which was condemned by me when it was first extruitted by Colonel. Boufle

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