CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7] — Page 289

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be a long and expensive affair, with no assurance that the result would be more reliable than the figures agreed to by the Chief Engineer and the Director of Public Works.

The view taken by the Colonial Government is that

a great deal of preliminary work will be necessary before the various plots could be put up for auction and that, speaking generally, such a procedure is impracticable on such a large scale.

From the War Department point of view the dis- advantage of a preliminary and final valuation is that it precludes any possibility of benefiting by a possible rise in values while the scheme is in progress. On the other hard it should be borne in mind that the Colony will be losing interest on their purchase money while the land is being developed, and also expending capital on building on the new site to be given to War Department before they obtain possession of the old War Department site.

Taking into account relationships between the War Department and the Colonial Goverment it is recommended that the view of the latter be accepted.

The Colonial Goverment state "The acceptance of the figures fould not bind the War Department to the surrender of the land but such areas as it gives up would be debited against the Colony at the rates shown".

(3) The Colonial Government points out that the Military Lands Account has hitherto been regarded only as a record of transactions involving no cash payments and suggests that it would be more convenient to open a special account in connection with this scheme. No objection is seen to this proposal and is recommended for acceptance.

(4) agreed to.

(6) The Colonial Government states that

"Under date the 28th September 1921, the War Office informed the Colonial Office that the sum of £114,317-18-9 was owing to this Government on account of percentage over-

paid