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no revenue can be ex­pected from

Import or Export

or Export Duties to cover the:

attendant up

Island.

expences

occupation of the principal source

the

The

from which revenue?

is to be looked for in the land; and

if by the liberality of the Commercial regalations enforced in the Soland;

foreigner

are

as well as British Subjects

tempted to establish themselves

on it, and thus to make it a great

mercantile Entrepôt, with very limited dimensions, &c. H.M's Govt

Conceive

conceive that they would be fully

Justified

in securing

to the Crown

all the benefits to be expected

from the increased value which such a state of things would confer upon the Land. H.M's Govt would therefore caution you against the permanent alienation of any portion of the land, and they

would prefer that parties should

hold land

under leases,

from the Crown, the terms of which might

be sufficiently long to warrant the holders in building upon them.

Several

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38 no revenue can be ex­pected from Import or Export or Export Duties to cover the: attendant up Island. expences occupation of the principal source the The from which revenue? is to be looked for in the land; and if by the liberality of the Commercial regalations enforced in the Soland; foreigner are as well as British Subjects tempted to establish themselves on it, and thus to make it a great mercantile Entrepôt, with very limited dimensions, &c. H.M's Govt Conceive conceive that they would be fully Justified in securing to the Crown all the benefits to be expected from the increased value which such a state of things would confer upon the Land. H.M's Govt would therefore caution you against the permanent alienation of any portion of the land, and they would prefer that parties should hold land under leases, from the Crown, the terms of which might be sufficiently long to warrant the holders in building upon them. Several
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38 no revenue can be ex expected from Import or Export or Export Duties to cover the: attendant up Island. expences occupation of the principal source the The from which revenue? is to be looked for in the land; and if by the liberality of the Commercial regalations enforced in the Soland; foreigner are as well as Brickich Subjects tempted to establish themselves on it, and thus to make it a great mercantile Entrepôt, with very limited dimensions, &. M's Goot! Conceive conceive that they would be fully Justified in securing to the frown all the benepte to be expected from the increased value which such a state of things would confer epson the Land . H. Mis Goot would therefore caution you against the permanent alienation of any portion of the land, and they would prefer that perties should hold land under leaver, from the [rown, the terms of which might be sufficiently long to warrant the holders in building upon then Several
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no revenue can be ex

expected from

Import or Export

or Export Duties to cover the:

attendant up

Island.

expences

occupation of the principal source

the

The

from which revenue?

is to be looked for in the land; and

if by the liberality of the Commercial regalations enforced in the Soland;

foreigner

are

as well as Brickich Subjects

tempted to establish themselves

on it, and thus to make it a great

mercantile Entrepôt, with very limited dimensions, &. M's Goot!

Conceive

conceive that they would be fully

Justified

in securing

to the frown

all the benepte to be expected

from the increased value which such a state of things would confer epson the Land . H. Mis Goot would therefore caution you against the permanent alienation of any portion of the land, and they

would prefer that perties should

hold land

under leaver,

from the [rown, the terms of which might

be sufficiently long to warrant the holders in building upon then

Several

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