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dock, proposed by the Company, should be constructed, but the correspondence does not show that this advantage justifies giving to the Company what is practically a freehold; nor has it been shown that the Company would not be content with a shorter lease if other conditions were favourable.
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In the circumstances, I am not prepared without further explanations to consent to the grant of a 999 years lease - a concession which must, if made in this case, be made in any other approximately similar cases.
I have,