IT
corres
to enclose copy of a pondence which has passed, between Commodore Swinton Holland and myself concern ing the liability of the Naval Authorities to make good to this Government the amount of the annual Crown Rent yielded by this property in
the past.
2.
Enclosu
I would point out that the revenue of the Cole my is largely derivable from band and that an assignment
of
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of leased Crown lands from
the lesser to a purchaser would ordinarily impose
the
on
duty of
assignee the continuing to pay to the Government the Crown Rent
yielded by such-lands.
In order therefore
3.
that the Revenue may not
suffer I submit that the Crown Kent of Marine Lots Nos 20 and 21 should be an
nually paid by the Admiralty
or should be commuted at
1)