CO129-577-3 Proposed transfer of military barracks to alternative site 30-1-1939 - 14-12-1939 — Page 14

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13 For. Conf.

30.10.39

(Acks 8, wie obcous. For Communication to 2.0.

Under the original agreement, which is detailed

in (16) on 53654,

53654/36, the Colonial Dovernment waived

its claim for cash

vole

payments amounting

to $125,866

certain roads

:bution towards the cost of cert

as

af conti

which

the Mir

Military agreed

to the Colonial Forcomment

to consturct and hand over

on

completion.

At (6) however the War office reported that since

the roads

amracining

to be anstucted are no

longer

required for military purposes, the Colonial Povernment

had

agreed

to the abandonment

Eof two

of the proposed

Load 8.

poportionate.

riginally st

The War offer recognised that a

part of the Colonial Fort's claims which were

off against road construction would revive, and suggested

that a suitable adjustment should be made in the

Colonial Militery hands Account.

The Govenor now

confirms what was stated in (6),

but points out that in the new

of the Hayking

Fost.

the liquictation of the remaining liability should not

take the form of

am

adjustment in the

Militay

Lands Account, which in this instance relates ante

only

to

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