CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844 — Page 200

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of in your reasoning made use to recommend to Her Majesty's Government acquiescence in the aware

1stly.

arr sweeping terms of your application. You must be already perfectly aware from the various Notifications which have been published regarding Crown Lands in this Colony since 1846. That the Governor in Council has been positively prohibited by instructions from England from alienating land in this Colony either in perpetuity, or for any period beyond that which might be sufficient to induce persons to erect substantial Buildings. That Her Majesty's Government did not see fit to recognize Grants or Sales of Land that had been made by any authority whatsoever up to the period of the exchange of the Ratification of the Treaty of Nanking, and 30th that a Committee was ordered to be appointed to inquire into the equitable claims of all Holders of land, to define the classes to which particular lots should henceforward belong, as well as their future annual rent, and to arrange for the disposal of further lots by Public Auction.

That Committee, on being appointed, proceeded to fulfil the important and invidious trust reposed in it with the most anxious and painstaking impartiality, and not only did the local Government see reason to consider its valuations, arrangements and recommendations liberal and just, and as such to sanction and confirm them; but its

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letter, of in your reasoning made use to recommend to Her Majesty's Government acquiescence in the aware 1stly. arr sweeping terms of your application. You must be already perfectly aware from the various Notifications which have been published regarding Crown Lands in this Colony since 1846. That the Governor in Council has been positively prohibited by instructions from England from alienating land in this Colony either in perpetuity, or for any period beyond that which might be sufficient to induce persons to erect substantial Buildings. That Her Majesty's Government did not see fit to recognize Grants or Sales of Land that had been made by any authority whatsoever up to the period of the exchange of the Ratification of the Treaty of Nanking, and 30th that a Committee was ordered to be appointed to inquire into the equitable claims of all Holders of land, to define the classes to which particular lots should henceforward belong, as well as their future annual rent, and to arrange for the disposal of further lots by Public Auction. That Committee, on being appointed, proceeded to fulfil the important and invidious trust reposed in it with the most anxious and painstaking impartiality, and not only did the local Government see reason to consider its valuations, arrangements and recommendations liberal and just, and as such to sanction and confirm them; but its
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letter, of in your reasoning made use to recommend to Her Majesty's Government acquiescence in the aware 1stly. arr sweeping terms of your application. You must be already perfectly from the various Notifications which have been published regarding Crown Lands in this Colony of three points 1846y. That the Governor in Council has been positively prohibited by instructions from England from alienating land in this Colony either in perpelicity, or for any period beyond that which might be sufficient to induce persons to erect substantial Buildings de 2004 That Her Majesty's Government did not see fit to Grants or Sales of Land that recognize had been made by: under, any authority whatsoever up to the period f 195 of the exchange of the Ratification of the cheaty of hanking, and 30th that a Committee was ordered to be appointed to inquire into the equitable claims of all Holders of land, to define the classes to which particular lots shouts henceforward belong, as well as their future annual aunt, and to for the disposal of further lets by Public Auction be. arrange That Committee, on being appointed, proceeded to fulfil the important and invidious truth reposed in it with the most anxious and painstaking impartiality, and not only did the local Government see reason to consider its valuations, arrangements and recommendations liberal and just, and as such to sanction and confirm them; but its may
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letter,

of in your reasoning made use to recommend to Her Majesty's Government

acquiescence in the

aware

1stly.

arr

sweeping terms of your application. You must be already perfectly from the various Notifications which have been published regarding Crown Lands in this Colony of three points 1846y. That the Governor in Council has been positively prohibited by instructions from England from alienating land in this Colony either in perpelicity, or for any period beyond that which might be sufficient to induce persons to erect substantial Buildings de 2004 That Her Majesty's Government did not see fit to

Grants or Sales of Land that

recognize

had been made by:

under,

any

authority whatsoever up to the period

f

195

of the exchange of the Ratification of the cheaty of hanking, and 30th that a Committee was ordered to be appointed

to inquire into the equitable claims of all Holders of land, to define the classes to which particular lots shouts henceforward belong, as well as their future annual aunt, and to for the disposal of further lets by Public

Auction be.

arrange

That Committee, on being appointed, proceeded to fulfil the important and invidious truth reposed in it with the most anxious and painstaking impartiality, and not only did the local Government

see reason to consider its valuations, arrangements and recommendations liberal and just, and as such to sanction and confirm them; but its

may

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