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Government and the War Office is limited to Colonial Crown property which has neither been granted nor leased by the Crown to private persons, but a perpetual user of which for purposes of defence has been accorded by the Colonial Government to the War Department.

The official correspondence, covering many years, which preceded Colonel Lewis's Memorandum and the subsequent Agreement between the Colonial Government and the War Office is strictly confined to "Colonial Crown Lands" devoted to military use for defence purposes. For example, the document transmitted to the Colonial Government in Lord Knutsford's Circular Despatch of the 9th June, 1890, refers to the disposal, whenever occasion may arise, of 'Colonial Military Crown Lands' no longer required for defence purposes.

At the time that Circular Despatch was written, "Spring Gardens" was not, as it never has been, within the category of "Colonial Military Crown Lands" but was 'Imperial' leasehold land which upwards of 33 years previously had been purchased by the Imperial Government from a private owner. The 5th clause of the Memorandum referred to in that Despatch clearly shows that the Memorandum then transmitted refers only to "lands other than such as may have been purchased and...

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Government and the War Office is limited to Colonial Crown property which has neither been granted nor leased by the Crown to private persons, but a perpetual user of which for purposes of defence has been accorded by the Colonial Government to the War Department. The official correspondence, covering many years, which preceded Colonel Lewis's Memorandum and the subsequent Agreement between the Colonial Government and the War Office is strictly confined to "Colonial Crown Lands" devoted to military use for defence purposes. For example, the document transmitted to the Colonial Government in Lord Knutsford's Circular Despatch of the 9th June, 1890, refers to the disposal, whenever occasion may arise, of 'Colonial Military Crown Lands' no longer required for defence purposes. At the time that Circular Despatch was written, "Spring Gardens" was not, as it never has been, within the category of "Colonial Military Crown Lands" but was 'Imperial' leasehold land which upwards of 33 years previously had been purchased by the Imperial Government from a private owner. The 5th clause of the Memorandum referred to in that Despatch clearly shows that the Memorandum then transmitted refers only to "lands other than such as may have been purchased and... Page 133 ... ...
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„dzes to adumbr attonit:( bas?) 951910 huet arts

o etat-Ay

to Jharoista shi ŋu worth alwal Innofo" nsupe

tehen anoit theon mi's wor' don bih zidneyðari

(.8091 Teda "ro"

.

Government and the War Office is limited to Colonial Crown 133

J

property which has neither been granted nor leased by the Crown

which to private persons, but a perpetual user of while for purposes

of defence has been accorded by the Colonial fovernment to the

TA

blad at anshme” matrq? #oldw

War Department.

[et~ala" asih mort merest a ni dio doa diese swo" fabioloh ena

of brasethhe

Va barab “Hosmero

1

The official correspondence, covering many

wears, which preceded Colonel Lewis's Memorandum the basis of

ned Laran

at or

,yelo Ierolo `

the subsequent Agreement between the Colonial Government and

est mnibrAPMMOD

berth #non et agot. thnog «xade 70 nojais eit

.2

od velo" fennia) mort eno apolvong s al bra ratomi dard ni

226f,rado250 .1248 batek zerdai abd xl Qvigs & maw at datiw

and ero 07 14

[strofo) *** heves ha valo? I· ··010”

aðɔf basini" možaæxed fenot most famexe of nurod¬no' to "ON"AVO

bro herarforung mass entwed spila (anche (3) maltet) PSA bae 101"

-ath me AND wolte os ter *0200*4 ***{}

the War Office is strictly confined to "Colonial Crown Lands"

devoted to Filitary user for defence purposes. For example

the document transmitted to the Colonial Government in Lord

"nutsford's Circular Despatch of the 9th. June, 1890, in "; સ

*emorandum.

with regard to the disposal whenever occasion

may arise of 'Colonial Military Crown Lands'......no longer

required for defence purposes".

8.

At the time that Circular Despatch was

vd behauter ad at.

*0% v(sloa begir

Moon? to dewonne to beatur."

written "Spring Gardens" was not, as it never has been, within

"¿HANTS To" Isinofo? ads

#

the category of "Colonial Military Crown Lands" but was

Falmafo ere

barrotat v£Q* Mİ Y

saeupe all of hobsoos her mom woh s¿ð þat vaio Ionofo"

agrexa et mutut el [?: adof anes

-:@wolfot as maløntenoo

."dasmarisqe” tk" está to versgong sɗd allow dne mword mort"

Jainolo" end ngewa w duene-779) qaitaixe ef?

JAMNAMO "

.a

'Imperial' leasehold land which upwards of 33 years previously

had been purchased by the Imperial Government from a private

owner. The 5th, clause of the Memorandum

referred to in that

Despatch clearly shows that the Memorandım then transmitted

refers only to "lands other than such as may have been purchased

and

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