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mentions as reasons for reducing the amount below the

full value of the land.

This point has however been

brought to the notice of the General Officer

Commanding who will probably communicate with the 670

Governor in regard to it.

4.

I am to observe that paragraph 2 of the

memorandum accompanying your letter dated 9th June 1890,

which is quoted by the Governor in his letter dated 3rd January 1906, 8820/05/0.5.0./G, as applying to the case

of the land required for the proposed road may in the

opinion of the Army Council be held to apply with equal

force to that of the reclamation which is desired by the

General Officer Commanding and which is referred to by

him as a military need. So far as information available

in this Office shews there is no practical difficulty

which would prevent the colony from complying with the

General Officer Commanding's wishes, and no difficulty

is mentioned by the Governor.

The Army Council will be glad if the Earl of

Elgin will use his good offices to obtain the acceptance

by the Colony of condition III alluded to in paragraph 2

of the Governor's letter dated 19th December 1905 on the

understanding that the value of the area re claimed sha

be regularly assessed and debited against the War

Department in the colonial Military Lands Account.

The plan which accompanied your letter date 17th February 1906, 4832/1906, is returned herewith.

5.

I am,

Your obedient Servan

LM

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