CO129-389 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1912 [3-4] — Page 122

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exousses doublé es to the feasibility Couch legislation; the local Defence (the (Enclome 2) strongly neominen that the for shid here power presumption (and at

short notice.

The Attorney Gent. Khinks (sutelomance 3 to metoune 3

thet

any

bagislation must be restrited to actain specified

areas which

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au

contiguous to or command any other defensible works together with

artain specified foreshore.

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The pounts out that ustrictions on pture satis Gwhich loved cannot be hausfined by sale here, re without the Gov's consent will senority affect the value of land

a that legislation is practically

impossible

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in case of land already alinated except under the Crown Land Resumption adre (Mo 10 (1900), which provides for compensation

The general result appears to be that

amy

nction as proposed by the W.O. w. he expensive

a porsilly & druttful spficacy.

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island is a great strategical importance (though incidentally it may be said that the W.D.

immision (the fact rather knocks on the head

the contentions

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im

his minute & Marching"", "inters the Colony be treated like a fathers (ag. Gibraltar) with

consquent distortion & most servis restriction to

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there must be a trimit - & the W. 0

an ever undy to take an all when offered

are nich.

In the first mistince.

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