CO129-557-6 Tenure of lands held by War Department 16-1-1936 - 25-1-1937 — Page 57

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Plot B. Consists of :-

88 x 40

88 x 40

3,520 sq. ft.

3,520 sq. ft.

(a) Inland Lot 9

(b) Inland Lot 35

and were purchased by the Secretary of State for War

from Sir C. P. Chater in 1883 for $20,000. The Crown

Rents have not been paid for many years, and they do

not appear to have been capitalized.

Plot C. Consists of Inland Lot 74, 175 x 220 38,500 sq. ft.

and is, I gather, the area now used by the Royal Army

Service Corps stores. It was resumed and paid for

by Colonial Government prior to 1889. I have no record

that War Department ever paid the Colonial Government

for this.

Inland Lot 37, 277 x 100, came between Plot C and Plot D.

This was cancelled in 1848. Later plans of the City

shew it as Royal Engineers Workshops.

Plot D. was apparently formerly known as Section A of Inland

Lot 73. The Land Office records shew that it was

purchased by Colonial Government for $34,000. from

the Crown Lessee.

Plot E. was formerly Inland Lot 77, 102 x 35.

by Secretary of State for War from Mr.

Plot F. was formerly Inland Lot 77A, 45 x 35.

It was purchased

H. Wicking.

Purchased by

Colonial Government from Chun Ah Hing and Pung Ah Wah.

Block G. was formerly the Remaining Portion of Inland Lot 73.

It was purchased by Secretary of State for War from

A. Findlay Smith in 1894 for $30,000. The Crown Rent

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for this has been capitalized, and an entry $3,021.50

appears in the Colonial Military Lands Account.

Summarizing the titles of the foregoing leaseholds

Plot A seems to be Crown Land.

Plot B, vested in Secretary of State for War

the

documents are with you?

Plot C