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we

will briefly submit our

conclusions

seem to

decision.

12 first

the points which Sreyp

upon require Lord

we presume his

Lordship will adopt the view

of the Governor with regard to the inexpediency of altering the present scale

of rents

and the

unanimous recommendation of

the Committee

Caseo

ao

upon

individual

detailed in the

separate minute of the Surveyor

General,

cades

which can

only

be properly decided

having

a

B Secondly

by persons

with local knowledge.

With respect

to the mode of competition to

be adopted

in future Sales we

see no reason to modify

this opinion submitted from

the Board, in March 1849, namely

that as a general rule

the sale of property at a rackrent is necessarily in the nature

of a sale on credit and does encourage speculative purchase

commensurate less with the

actual capital of the Purchasers,

than their anticipations. We do

not see any reason assigned

for adhering to their present

course,

but we acknowledge

the expediency of deferring, upon

this point, to the deliberate

judgment of the official

and

no

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