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landowner refused the offer, notwithstanding,
that the land continues unbuilt upon
a)
It is scarcely necessary to express my personal conviction, (acquired from
knowledge of the changes in Victoria
during the preceding 52 years, arising from the
nature of my duties),
that as regards the
Chinese population the city of Victoria has
improved and is improving in wealth and
respectability,
the assertions, that Chinese
are deterred from resorting to Victoria in consequence of the excessive ground-rent, is a fiction hazarded without due inquiry, to suit particular views.
I have, &c.,
(Signed) Charles May Suptd of Police & Offg. Registrar General.
True Copy
Colonial Secretary
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