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Euarter Master Generals Office
Hong Rung
I am directed by HE the Maji
General Commanding to inform you that the
house no 4 Mosque terrace has been rented
on lease by the Controller of Arning Expenditure
H. He? Gonemment from the 23 ?
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behalf of H. M?
of
If April last, and to request
will accordingly
That
Eve
move the. The Governor
to cause excumption of this house from the
assessment of
local rates
and taxes to
be made from the above date.
I have the hours to transmit
copy of a letter from the late Attorney General
dated 12th April 1865%, by which it
that fremises
appears
Gonem ment
LATE
leased to H. M?
are exempt from taseation
the part of
occupiers.
The Acting Colonial
Secretary
(winer
as well as
I have etc.
(sd) Ir Shaw
Acts. Dagm
A
15 May 18.
I'me copy by Shaw dels ba
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The Attorney Gen "Office
April
12. 18650
Jam in receipt of you
Com
Munication of resterday's date, wherein
you request my opinion Shether Buildings
Iwelling Houses and Erdowns
such as
hired by you for the
Government by the
mouths notice of
qean
8
Her Majesty's
with three
eurrender
Come under
the category of Government Hulting
and
CR
Consequently exempt from
the payment of rates and
the part of the occupier
owner
•
taxes
as well
I am of opinion that both the
Funer
and occupier of premises
as above described
There
are
ad
so exempt.
Q
two great principles
Entes applicable to this case
Thich
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have prevailed from the earliest times. The first is that the crown is
all rates unles
excemfat from
Borde
by express provision; the other
Henry Robinam Ear C. B.
Asst. Comt. General
That
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