The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 87
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Some of the quarries are still in the hands of the Corporation and Government, and the right to work such reserves could easily be secured on advantageous terms. As regards the numerous quarries in the hands of private individuals, some of which at least any Company formed would require to secure, your Committee are of opinion that no difficulty whatever will be experienced in concluding satisfactory arrangements for their acquirement or use with the proprietors.