CO129-388 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1912 [1-2] — Page 128

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In connection with an application by the Military Authorities for "clearance rights" over a large area of land adjoining Mount Davis, I have the honour to submit the following observations for your consideration.

2.

My predecessor in his Despatch of 7th. March January, 1905, paragraph 2, stated that the War Department under the "Agreement" effected by Colonel Lewis concede the principle that the grant of lands by the Colonial Government to the Military Authorities as "Military Reserves" e.g. with "clearance rights" - does not convey to the War Department the building value of the land.

3.

It appears to follow as a corollary that if any such Reserve includes a building site, which the Military Authorities desire to reserve free from any building, they should acquire the site as "Military Lands", at its agreed market value, and the cost should be debited to the "Military Lands Account". Having thus acquired exclusive rights over the area in question, it is open to the Military Authorities either to build upon it, or to exclude any building upon it as they may prefer.

4.

Consequent on this it follows that if the

Military Authorities desire to place certain restrictions upon any buildings which may be erected upon a "Military Reserve" by the

RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEVIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

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