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cil for the purposes mentioned
in the said notice with effect
from the date of this notice.
 Dated the 23rd day of Jan-
uary, 1953.

No. 17 26th January, 1953.
 The sub-joined Notice of Pos-
session given under The Acqui-
sition of Land Act (Ch. 265) is
published for general informa-
tion.
M.P. 1017 D.

 NOTICE OF POSSESSION
 Given Under
 The Acquisition of Land Act.
 (Ch. 265)

 WHEREAS by Notice No. 180
dated the 21st August, 1952, in
the Official Gazette of the 23rd
August, 1952 the Governor in
Council declared that it was
nis intention to acquire all that
certain tract or parcel of land
containing 3.575 acres more or
less and being a portion of a
tract of 700 acres granted in
1813 to William H. Williams et
al and now said to be the pro-
perty of the Roman Catholic
Prefect Apostolic of the Baha-
mas-which said grant is re-
corded in the Crown Lands Of-
fice in Book I page 95-and sit-
uate near the western coast of
the Island of San Salvador in
the vicinity of Bonefish Bay
Point as outlined on a plan on
record in the Crown Lands Of-
fice, and by this reference made
a part hereof, and more par-
ticularly described as follows:-
 From the east end of the con-
 crete pier at Cockburn Town go
 northerly along the main Pub-
 lic Road known as the Lime-
 stone Road for a distance of 5,-
 871.59 feet to a concrete mon-
 ument located on the western
 side of the said Public Road
 11.00 feet from its centre, and
 from this said concrete monu-
 ment go thence South 85 de-
 grees 02 minutes East, 966.3!
 feet to a wooden stake on the
 southern boundary of the said
 tract of 700 acres originally
 granted to William H. Williams
 which is the point of beginning
 of the said tract or parcel of
 land now required for a public
 purpose.
 From this point of beginning


the boundaries of the said tract
or parcel of land extend thence
North 04 degrees 58 minutes
East 241.00 feet to a concrete
monument thence North 84 de-
grees 29 minutes East 565.56
feet to a concrete monument,
thence South 11 degrees 37
minutes West 346.28 feet to a
wooden stake on the southern
boundary of the said tract of
700 acres originally granted to
William H. Williams, thence
along the said southern boun-
dary of the tract of 700 acres
originally granted to William H.
Williams North 85 degrees 02
minutes West 516.00 feet back
to the point of beginning which
is also situate South 85 degrees
02 minutes East 909.43 feet from
the south-western corner of
the said tract of 700 acres ori-
ginally granted to William H.
Williams in 1813.
 AND WHEREAS claims for
compensation have been lodged
by the Roman Catholic Prefect
Apostolic of the Bahamas with
the Colonial Secretary for the
said land NOW THEREFORE, it
is hereby notified that the se-
lected land has been appropri-
ated by the Governor in Coun-
cil for the purpose mentioned
in the said notice with effect
from the date of this notice.
 Dated the 23rd day of Jan-
 uary, 1953.



 No. 18 26th January, 1953.
 The sub-joined Notice of Pos-
 session given under The Acqui-
 sition of Land Act (Ch. 265) is
 published for general informa-
 tion.
 M.P. 1017 D.


 NOTICE OF POSSESSION
 Given Under
 The Acquisition Of Land Act
 (Ch. 265)
 WHEREAS by Notice No. 182
 dated the 21st August, 1952, in
 the Official Gazette of 23rd Au-
 gust, 1952, the Governor in
 Council declared that it was his
 intention to acquire all that
 certain tract or parcel of land
 containing 22.69 acres more or
 less and being the land origin-
 ally granted to Larry Williams
 in 1866 and now said to be the