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situate in Cumingsburg District known, Sub Nos. 115,116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 
122, 123, 124, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, and 152, beimg all that 
parcel of land called “Carmichael Square.” Acknowledging to be fully paid — 
and satisfied for the same, engaging to warrant the said property free, from all 
claims whatsoever, according to law.” 
In April, 1818, the Board of Police, which at that time took the place of our 
present Town Council, requested the Court of Policy to give the necessary orders 
for the transferring and placing the square of lots in Cumingsburg, lately purchased 
by the Colony, in the name and under the control of the Board, on condition that 
the town should bear the expense of draining and improving it, the whole to form 
a Parade Ground and Public Walks, and it was resolved—* To give over all right 
and title to the said twenty Lots in payment of the sum of 900 (9,000 2) guilders 
by the Board (half the original cost) and on condition that the Board will carry 
into effect the proposed laying out the said square into a Parade Ground or Public 
Promenade.’ It does not appear that the 9,000 guilders were ever paid by the 
Board of Police to the Colony, as at a meeting of the Town Council held on the 
5th November, 1850, the Mayor said the question was, had they ever got a trans- 
port for the land ? He knew that no part of the money had ever been paid. 
I could add further particulars but the foregoing, I think, proves conclusively 
that Mr. Thomas Cuming did not “ make a free gift to the town of the plots of land 
known as the Militia Parade Ground and Promenade Gardens.” 
