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anticipatores, and altho
Saillingly astrict that
the deliberate judgment
of the Official
and non-
Official Members of the
Committee is entitled to much weight, I am decidedly of opinion that, in future, beddings for Crown Lands should not
be in the form of
Advance
any
be
of rents such that
such property should
be offered for lease at a
rent moderate to be determined
by the Crown Surveyor,
and
that the Competition should
be in the amount to be
+
paid down by
Parties
+
as
a
premium for the
lease at the rent reserved
to obtain it
observing to purchase the
same
"On
7th On the question of
affording Crown Lessees
the
power of alienating portions
of their Lands, I am of opinion that such a measure, if properly guarded against the inconveniences suggested
by you
and the Attorney
General, would be very
desirable. It is a
matter which some
regard which
I am quite prepared to
entrust to the discretion
of the local Governments.