I have been moving about and did not receive your notes of the
19h & 23d until last night — I return all the papers you sent me. — The additions to the Grant are what we agreed upon when I saw you and
will carry out the arrangements proposed in Mr Hawes' letter of the 4th of Sepr and assented to by Sir John Pelly in his letter of the 9th — The reservation of land required for the formation of naval establishments was mentioned at the meeting of the Committee as desired by Lord Auckland and it was agreed that a reservation of land for the purpose should be introduced into the Grant —
With respect to the suggestion made by MrFitzgerald — the first
as you state has been anticipated — The second is I think deserving of some consideration, I am disposed to think Mr Fitzgerald has put a right construction on the terms of the Grant, and I think it questionable whether the Company should be allowed to exercise the […] exclusive right of fishing. Perhaps without altering the terms of the Grant Sir J. Pelly would have no objection to give a written
acknowledgement that it was to be understood that the Colonists were not to be deprived of the right of fishing — As to the third & last suggestion— it seems to me exceedingly unlikely that the Company will accept the Grant if liable to be dispossessed at any time by the local legislature and I do not see how we could reasonably propose such terms.
The committee of the Privy Council have only to consider the terms & conditions of the grant not the propriety of making […] a grant an grant MrFitzgerald who is opposed to the Governt making any grant to the Company with some shew of reason suggested terms which cannot be
accepted __. Any papers you wish to send me will reach me if sent through the Ruling Board. —