CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844 — Page 25

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it is necessary that I

should advert to

A

Minor point brought

under

my

consideration

& Sin H. Pottinger Despatch

d

No 3 of 22 January hart.

Is that Despatch is enclosed

a

Schedule of Fees to be

taken in the Land Office

which had been approved

by the Council and himself.

To the last 3 Items in

This Schedule I do not

object — but the 3 first

charges appear to me

objectionable. They

(Reparing any Lease or Grant)

are as

follows.

10 per

Cent on the amount of Annual

Rental."

Affixing Public

Seal thereto -

Registering any

aforementioned mortgage or

alienation.

per Cent on do

—5 per Cent

For the first place the

principle of

a fee where the

amount is

ad valorem

of double must be

objectionable to me

very

clearly

and

calculated unnecessarily

to discourage large Purchasers, and

in the next place

the

rate of these fees

considering

the rents which have

been realized, seems to

be

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it is necessary that I should advert to A Minor point brought under my consideration & Sin H. Pottinger Despatch d No 3 of 22 January hart. Is that Despatch is enclosed a Schedule of Fees to be taken in the Land Office which had been approved by the Council and himself. To the last 3 Items in This Schedule I do not object but the 3 first charges appear to me objectionable. They (Reparing any Lease or Grant) are as follows. 10 per Cent on the amount of Annual Rental." Affixing Public Seal thereto - Registering any aforementioned mortgage or alienation. per Cent on do —5 per Cent For the first place the principle of a fee where the amount is ad valorem of double must be objectionable to me very clearly and calculated unnecessarily to discourage large Purchasers, and in the next place the rate of these fees considering the rents which have been realized, seems to be
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it is necessary that I should advect to A Minor ponit trought under my consideration & Sin H. Pottinger Despatek گئی d No 3 of 22 Janay hart. Is that Despatch is excloud a Schedule of Fees to be Fathen in the Land Office which had been approved. by the Council and himself. To the last 3 Meme in This Schedule I do not object = but the 3 ferit charges appear to me recepire. They Reparing any Lease or Grant) are a as follows. 10 for Cent Re amount of Annual Rental." Affering Public Seal thereto - Registering any aforgriment mortgage. Man alienation. 24 per Cent Dr Do -5 for Cent For the first place the principle of. fee where the ar ad valorem of houble must be the to me bury Cute affenes and calculated unnecessanty to sipore a disadvantage large Purchasers, and in the next place the rate of these fees. the amount of Considering the rents which have been realized, seems to be
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it is necessary that I

should advect to

A

Minor ponit trought

under

my

consideration

& Sin H. Pottinger Despatek

گئی

d

No 3 of 22 Janay hart.

Is that Despatch is excloud

a

Schedule of Fees to be

Fathen in the Land Office

which had been approved.

by the Council and himself.

To the last 3 Meme in

This Schedule I do not

object = but the 3 ferit

charges appear to me

recepire. They

Reparing any Lease or Grant)

are a

as

follows.

10 for

Cent

Re amount of Annual

Rental."

Affering Public

Seal thereto -

Registering any

aforgriment mortgage.

Man alienation.

24

per Cent Dr Do

-5 for Cent

For the first place the

principle of.

fee where the

ar

ad valorem

of houble must be the

to me

bury

Cute

affenes

and

calculated unnecessanty

to sipore a disadvantage

large Purchasers, and

in the next place

the

rate of these fees.

the amount of

Considering

the rents which have

been realized, seems to

be

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