of way to the said Lot,
one direct through the West Street, Capingshaw, a short street; the other via Hollywood Road, a drive.
From West Street, there was a space of 25x40 feet left for access to the Lot, which ground, at his own special request, he bought at auction, and is now called No. 1432, so he could not have had to pull down the house, vide paragraph 5. The Lot is certainly bounded on two sides by Chinese houses; but Mr. Mc Knight, at the time of the establishment of the town, chosen to remove his residence, which was only very partially built, he might have done so easily, and effected it with handsome profit upon it; but he went on year after year, and no doubt expended a considerable sum thereon; but I maintain that in January 1841, when it was known that the Chinese town would be removed to his neighbourhood, he might, if he had chosen, have sold his land at a remunerative price.
Lot No. 205 adjoins 44, and was purchased in December, 1845, at upset price nearly £330. Not a single point has been brought forward to induce the Committee to propose a reduction of Rent.
No. 5. Lot Nr. 50. This Lot has a Roman Catholic Church, Parsonage, and a private residence erected thereon, and I believe a recommendation for a reduction of rent upon the portion containing the Church and Parsonage has been submitted to the Home Government.
No. 6. Rent of Lots 51, 139, 134, 135, 136, 137. The first two lots and remainder are included in the large garden, and are not used for any other purposes, and thus it appears as rental £6 for such a purpose. The rule laid down for the assessment of Land formerly called suburban was, that unavailable building ground should only pay £2 per acre, and the whole of No. 57 was then considered available, but No. 139 is not so, certainly, and the upset price of £35.4.3 should not have been fixed, so I think upon fair grounds a claim for reduction is made out, but nevertheless, at the sale it produced £31.14.11. At present the land would never sell for building locations,