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present instructions.
3.
Of the
transmitted.
30th,
two despatches
in
Your
letter of the
of
the former refers to grant of Land applied for by
Mr Stephenson, but the Governor
to he
this opportunity of enforcing the necessity of revising the system on which Lands are at present sold.
A second Despatch however states
that
one of the
principal allegations
on
which
the
Governor
most material allegation
had
grounded his
conclusions had
turned
out
erroneous,
and promises
a further
report
on
by
that the
early opportunity
We have
the subject
the honor to state,
decisions on the applications
4
of
Mr Brone
Mr. Stephenson
and
appear to
us
to depend
on the Course
reference
to the
which is taken with
general question. And on this latter point it would be premature to pronounce any opinion, until the arrival of the further statements promised by the Governor. As, however, a month has now elapsed
since these papers were
sent to us, we
think it
proper not to
delay our
report any longer without
communicating to Lord
Grey the
views
which we continue to hold.
We have the honor to be,
My Lord,
Your obedient
and humble Servants,
The Guardians of the Colonial Revenue Board