But all of this was subject to the cost estimate for the land reclamation being affordable , which it was not .
The Botanic Gardens were to be placed at what is now Charteris Bay , and the Government Domain was to be near present - day Governors Bay .
All of this was subject to the cost estimate for the land reclamation being affordable , which it was not .
The Botanic Gardens were to be placed at what is now Charteris Bay , and the Government Domain was to be near present - day Governors Bay .