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The Colonial Office Circular Despatch of the 30th December, 1894, also refers to Colonial Military Crown Lands only; whereas as has been demonstrated Spring Gardens is, and ever since 1857 has been, Imperial and not Colonial Military Lands.

Spring Gardens and Mount Austin Barracks are held by the War Department each under a Crown Lease purchased from a private Crown Lessee, the only essential difference in the nature of the holding being that in the case of the former the Colonial Government have remitted the Crown Rent for so long as it remains War Department property while in the case of the latter the Crown Rent has been commuted and the amount of the commutation credited to the Colonial Government (page 2 statement of particulars).

It follows that the War Department on the one hand is at liberty to sell its interest in the Crown Lease of Spring Gardens to whomsoever it pleases subject to the rent and the terms and conditions of that lease. Paying the amount realized by a sale into the Imperial Treasury (paragraph 8 Memorandum in C.O. 9th June, 1890) and that the Colonial Government on the other hand is under no obligation either to purchase that interest or to accept a surrender of the Crown Lease;

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Page 134 The Colonial Office Circular Despatch of the 30th December, 1894, also refers to Colonial Military Crown Lands only; whereas as has been demonstrated Spring Gardens is, and ever since 1857 has been, Imperial and not Colonial Military Lands. Spring Gardens and Mount Austin Barracks are held by the War Department each under a Crown Lease purchased from a private Crown Lessee, the only essential difference in the nature of the holding being that in the case of the former the Colonial Government have remitted the Crown Rent for so long as it remains War Department property while in the case of the latter the Crown Rent has been commuted and the amount of the commutation credited to the Colonial Government (page 2 statement of particulars). It follows that the War Department on the one hand is at liberty to sell its interest in the Crown Lease of Spring Gardens to whomsoever it pleases subject to the rent and the terms and conditions of that lease. Paying the amount realized by a sale into the Imperial Treasury (paragraph 8 Memorandum in C.O. 9th June, 1890) and that the Colonial Government on the other hand is under no obligation either to purchase that interest or to accept a surrender of the Crown Lease; Page 135
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£81 mword (atmofol of haðir! st gott*0 18 art bra †19"NOVO? and paid for by the Imperial Government. aword en vớ benasi tom bedmann naod rafalen and dotiiw ydnaqo 9 134 The Colonial Office Circular Despatch of 8980qwg to? alldw to raru Lautagieq a Jud t (8108787 staviną od the 30th. December, 1894, also refers to Colonial Military ady od dramavah Jastrofa? ert vd hebro978 mand aaj sonetoh to Crown Lands only; whereas as has been demonstrated Spring ‚dremd"aqe" *av Cardens is, and ever since 1857 has been, Imperial and not VAAN DANAvon,ennehmoquetron Istoltto es to aimed alt mibeRTŐLE kisiwa? Ierofon hobanang fobrie his themevan [etrofol edd neewind tnamears! dreupeadura milý "ehrte rower" [eknolo ́" or hartron vitotuta at esi?? #Iqtaxa "O" eeroquq someteh mo* *aan v**$}£} od hajovah biot ni *marimevah falmoloð enựt oa baazimanand #napwooh est " at ORAI .dig art to dodrina" *a[unt}” a'brotator*** molzenso revanadw fenogelh ads at bumen dalv. kampot or......'abast mom maat£}, fełmofo?' to malta var ."nnaoqzug sometch tot herim a asw dodaja: O rafuori" isdé emit A Need mar zaman di re #1 (tor Baw ancbren aging"" asta!"w eam and "aban! "won" yettik Jatrofon" *0 "TORY*an aft vikuolvonų ɑream 16 to shrewqu dokɗw bna! MIndesse! 'Isingqm!' oðaving a mort d'emmenvo? Esineqet and baasdorug and bac asít m} of horsetar TACHO harttımnand made mukestored add tadt zwode virkelo Notaqeer herazleting read mead yen aa doune nařs werto abrei" of vimo ahot· hrs Colonial Military Lands. 10. Spring Gardens and Mount Austin Barracks are held by the war Department each under a Crown Lease purchas- -ed from a private Crown Lessee, the only essential difference in the nature of the holding being that in the case of the former the Colonial Government have remitted the Crown Rent for so long as it remains War Department property while in the case of the latter the Crown Rent has been commuted and the amount of the commutation credited to the Colonial Government (page 2 statement of particulars). 11. It follows that the "ar Department on the one hand is at liberty to sell its interest in the Crown Lease of Spring Gardens to whomsoever it pleases subject to the to rent and the terms and conditions of that leasa . Paying the amount realized by a sale into the Imperial Treasury (paragraph 8 Semorandum in 0.0.0. 9th. June, 1890) and that the Colonial Government on the other hand is under no obligation either to purchase that interest or to accept a surrender of the Crown Lease;
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£81 mword (atmofol of haðir! st gott*0 18

art bra †19"NOVO?

and paid for by the Imperial Government.

aword en vớ benasi tom bedmann naod rafalen and dotiiw ydnaqo

9

134

The Colonial Office Circular Despatch of

8980qwg to? alldw to raru Lautagieq a Jud

t

(8108787 staviną od

the 30th. December, 1894, also refers to Colonial Military

ady od dramavah Jastrofa? ert vd hebro978 mand aaj sonetoh to

Crown Lands only; whereas as has been demonstrated Spring

‚dremd"aqe" *av

Cardens is, and ever since 1857 has been, Imperial and not

VAAN DANAvon,ennehmoquetron Istoltto es

to aimed alt mibeRTŐLE

kisiwa? Ierofon hobanang fobrie

his themevan [etrofol edd neewind tnamears! dreupeadura milý

"ehrte rower" [eknolo ́" or hartron vitotuta at esi??

#Iqtaxa "O" eeroquq someteh mo* *aan v**$}£}

od hajovah

biot ni *marimevah falmoloð enựt oa baazimanand #napwooh est

" at

ORAI

.dig art to dodrina" *a[unt}” a'brotator***

molzenso revanadw fenogelh ads at bumen dalv.

kampot or......'abast mom maat£}, fełmofo?' to malta var

."nnaoqzug sometch tot herim a

asw dodaja: O rafuori" isdé emit

A

Need mar zaman di re

#1 (tor Baw

ancbren aging"" asta!"w

eam and "aban! "won" yettik Jatrofon" *0 "TORY*an aft

vikuolvonų ɑream 16 to shrewqu dokɗw bna! MIndesse! 'Isingqm!'

oðaving a mort d'emmenvo? Esineqet and gď baasdorug and bac

asít m} of horsetar

TACHO

harttımnand made mukestored add tadt zwode virkelo Notaqeer

herazleting read mead yen aa doune nařs werto abrei" of vimo ahot·

hrs

Colonial Military Lands.

10.

Spring Gardens and Mount Austin Barracks

are held by the war Department each under a Crown Lease purchas-

-ed from a private Crown Lessee, the only essential difference

in the nature of the holding being that in the case of the

former the Colonial Government have remitted the Crown Rent for

so long as it remains War Department property while in the case

of the latter the Crown Rent has been commuted and the amount

of the commutation credited to the Colonial Government (page 2

statement of particulars).

11.

It follows that the "ar Department on the

one hand is at liberty to sell its interest in the Crown Lease

of Spring Gardens to whomsoever it pleases subject to the

to

rent and the terms and conditions of that leasa

.

Paying the

amount realized by a sale into the Imperial Treasury (paragraph

8 Semorandum in 0.0.0. 9th. June, 1890) and that the Colonial

Government on the other hand is under no obligation either to

purchase that interest or to accept a surrender of the Crown

Lease;

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