Award Accepted: The Best of a Bad Bargain tha after spending' a conside can only say, gentlemen,
able time in dealing with this matter and after writing many, despatches, which I should Tike produce to this Council but unable to ido 4, but in whids can assure you I have placed the Colones int of view somewhat forcibly before His Majesty's Government—I say that after considering all gs, I om strongly of opinion the bargain is one the Colony should Rocept, and I think in the fay tare it will be very pleased to reflect that it has taken this op~: portunity of removing an' oh: slade to progress."
These were the concluding words of the speech of the Gor ernor (Sir Edward—Stubbs, x.c.at.0.) delivered in reply to the criticisms of the unofficial mem-bore the Legislative Council on the resumed debate on the re solution approving the acceptance of Sir John Oakley's award in respect of the military lands of the Colony.
The unofficial members severe" ly criticized the figures of the award, which they garded as unwarrantably high, and assented to the resolution under protest.
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