Mr. Platt—Was the land on which this German Consulate stands ever foreshore Mr. Thorne—Undoubtediy it was. I remember that. When I arrived here in 1885 all this part was a bay.
Mr. Platt—Then all the land along here has accreted, on account of the river recede ing?
Mr. Thorne—Undoubtedly it has.
Mr. W. E. Leveson, Acting Secretary of the Municipal Council, was next called. He said the area for taxation of this lot was 7 mow, 8 fun, 4 li, Mr. McNeill—the area according to the B.C. list is 10 mow 3 li, How do you account for that discrepancy Mr. Leveson—Tho Council taxes abso-lately available land, and arrives at a new area by its own survey. It does not pay attention to the consular list. {I mean that at the time this area for taxation was fixed there were only 7 mow Mr. MeNeill—When was that area arrived at?
Mr. Leveson—I could not say without reference to previous taxation xciedules, Mr. C. H. Godfrey, assistant eng tand surveyor to the Municipal Council, was the next witness. He knew, he said, the land in dispute, and had verified the survey made by the engineer to the Council. "The buildings shown in the plan produced were put in correctly to scale. He accompanied Mr. Thorne to the lot when, some time ago, he pointed out from memory where he thought. the boundary stones had originally been fixed, Witness
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