individuals build the sea-wall,
If required to add these and may object to be necessary parts to the structure, and the public will, so far, be badly off as at present. Lastly, if individuals are to do the work, it is likely that each will have to wait for his neighbour; whereas the Government will, I presume, carry out the work continuously. I wish to be understood to be speaking of the entire work, and not of the Sea-wall merely.
The sea-wall must have something at the back to build it against. I think the entire "Praya, including the filling in, should be undertaken by the Government.
With respect to the second Question in the Schedule, I wish to premise that I think the assessment ought to be based upon a computation of the profits of the possession or occupation of the reclaimed land by the browner/lessee. That is to say, where a brown Lessee has built upon such land, and is receiving rent, or is in the receipt of toll, or derives any direct profit whatever from his occupation, he ought to be assessed upon that occupation. But where he occupies without deriving any pecuniary advantage, or any other advantage beyond that of keeping out the public or his competitors, or that of maintaining privacy of his establishment, I think he ought to occupy rent-free.
I make no distinction between land reclaimed by being and land reclaimed or to be reclaimed by Government. In either case, the holder of the Marine Lot ought to be allowed to occupy the entire...
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