CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844 — Page 196

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the

option. of resenting to places where

land.

can.

be

bought

or rented.

On

much more moderate conditions; and

we submit that it never can be the

wish or intention of Her Majesty's Government to place the early occupants of Land in the

in such a position

new

settlement

Should Your Excellency consider it

ever to accede to our

Your power

would at a future period, venture to

within

request

as to a revision

of the Leases

of the main

points which

have not deemed it

present

suggest alterations on some

we

expedient to notice in our

Communication

We have the fullest confidence

in

Your Excellency's

sense

of justice

and in the assurance that our

claims to a

more

equitable tenure

will

191

will meet with due consideration.

We have to

(Signed) Jardine Matheson. &c.

Dent. &c.

Turner &c.

Gemmell &c.

Robert Strachan.

Rawson &c.

Fletcher Larkins &c.

Macvicar. &c.

Nave. &c.

C. Fearon

J. Larkins,

Lindsay &c.

D. & M. Rustomjee &c.

Byramjee... Gibb Livingston. &c.

Jamieson. How &c.

Rick? Oswald

Holliday Wile. &c.

M. Death.

(True Copy)

Michend Woornam

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the option. of resenting to places where land. can. be bought or rented. On much more moderate conditions; and we submit that it never can be the wish or intention of Her Majesty's Government to place the early occupants of Land in the in such a position new settlement Should Your Excellency consider it ever to accede to our Your power would at a future period, venture to within request as to a revision of the Leases of the main points which have not deemed it present suggest alterations on some we expedient to notice in our Communication We have the fullest confidence in Your Excellency's sense of justice and in the assurance that our claims to a more equitable tenure will 191 will meet with due consideration. We have to (Signed) Jardine Matheson. &c. Dent. &c. Turner &c. Gemmell &c. Robert Strachan. Rawson &c. Fletcher Larkins &c. Macvicar. &c. Nave. &c. C. Fearon J. Larkins, Lindsay &c. D. & M. Rustomjee &c. Byramjee... Gibb Livingston. &c. Jamieson. How &c. Rick? Oswald Holliday Wile. &c. M. Death. (True Copy) Michend Woornam
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the option. of resenting to places where land. can. be bought or rented. On- much more moderate conditions; and. we submit that it never can be the with or intention of Her Majesty's Government to plaxe. the early occupants of Land in the in such a position new settlement Should. Your Excellency consider it ver to accede to our Your power would at a. future period., venture to within. request as to a. revision. of the Leases of the minn. points which have not deemed it present suggest alterations on some we expedient to notice in our Communication We have the fullest confidence. in -Your Excelleney's Linse of justion and in the assurance that our claims to a. more equitable tenure- will 191 will meet with due consideration.. We have to. (Signed) Jardine Matheson. Afr. Dent- ff. کوک # # Turner 7f2. 14 fre M. 17. Gemmell of Robert Strachan.. Fou. Rawson He Fletcher Larkins ¥f.. 1) if for Macvicar. Y[/c Ka. d. Nrave.. fro C. Fearon J. Larkins, Lindsay ofe 17 Fr D. & M. Rustomjee ¥f... 7. Byramjee... Gibb Livingston. & fe Jamieson. How ff Rick? Oswald- ) Holliday Wile. &f= M. Death. (True Copy) Michend Woornam
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the

option. of resenting to places where

land.

can.

be

bought

or rented.

On-

much more moderate conditions; and.

we submit that it never can be the

with or intention of Her Majesty's Government to plaxe. the early occupants of Land in the

in such a position

new

settlement

Should. Your Excellency consider it

ver to accede to our

Your power

would at a. future period., venture to

within.

request

as to a. revision.

of the Leases

of the minn.

points which

have not deemed it

present

suggest alterations on some

we

expedient to notice in our

Communication

We have the fullest confidence.

in

-Your Excelleney's

Linse

of justion

and in the assurance that our

claims to a.

more

equitable tenure-

will

191

will meet with due consideration..

We have to.

(Signed) Jardine Matheson. Afr.

Dent- ff.

کوک

#

#

Turner 7f2.

14 fre M. 17. Gemmell of

Robert Strachan..

Fou. Rawson He Fletcher Larkins ¥f.. 1) if for Macvicar. Y[/c

Ka. d. Nrave..

fro

C. Fearon J. Larkins,

Lindsay ofe

17 Fr D. & M. Rustomjee ¥f...

7. Byramjee... Gibb Livingston. & fe Jamieson. How ff

Rick? Oswald-

) Holliday Wile. &f=

M. Death.

(True Copy)

Michend Woornam

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