CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844 — Page 26

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be excessive.

The rental disposed of

is stated by Sir H. Pottinger

at £15,000 per annum, and the two first of the above fees, constituting a charge of 15 per cent, it

would follow, assuming Sir H. Pottinger's calculation to be correct, that the

public must have been

called upon to pay £2,250

to the Land Office for fees

upon transactions not very

numerous in themselves,

and which so

exactly

resembled each other as

to entail no additional

exertion

or responsibility.

I am of opinion that

the principle of an

ad valorem fee should be

abandoned, and

that the Attorney General should

be called upon to prepare

a standing form to be

in future used in such

transactions - and that

having received from

the

Lord

a suitable

remuneration for his trouble

in preparing that form, no

further charge should be

made against the public

on this account. For

affixing the public seal and for registering transfers,

mortgages, moderate and certain Fees should

be...

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25 be excessive. The rental disposed of is stated by Sir H. Pottinger at £15,000 per annum, and the two first of the above fees, constituting a charge of 15 per cent, it would follow, assuming Sir H. Pottinger's calculation to be correct, that the public must have been called upon to pay £2,250 to the Land Office for fees upon transactions not very numerous in themselves, and which so exactly resembled each other as to entail no additional exertion or responsibility. I am of opinion that the principle of an ad valorem fee should be abandoned, and that the Attorney General should be called upon to prepare a standing form to be in future used in such transactions - and that having received from the Lord a suitable remuneration for his trouble in preparing that form, no further charge should be made against the public on this account. For affixing the public seal and for registering transfers, mortgages, moderate and certain Fees should be...
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25 be excessive. The rental dispored of is stateel by Sin A Pottingen at £15,000 per annum, and the two first of the abne fees, constituting charge of 15 for cent, it would follows, assuming Sir H. Pottinges calculation to be conect, that the public must have been called upon to pay £2,250 to the land Office for fees upon hansactions mot very Zumerous in themsches, and which so exactly resembled each other as to entail no additional exertion or responsibility . I am of spinine that the principle. If an arr ad zalnem fee should be QF drce abandoned, and that the Altoming Seul should be called upon to prepare 12 مزیری standing form to be in futimme wed in such transactions - and that haring received from List Jor A sutable remuneration for his trouble no in prefering that form, die further charge should le made against the publi H.. this account. For affering the public seal and for registering transfers. mortgages, moderate and curtain Fees should be
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be excessive.

The rental dispored of

is stateel by Sin A Pottingen

at £15,000 per annum, and the two first of the abne fees, constituting charge of 15 for cent, it

would follows, assuming Sir H. Pottinges calculation to be conect, that the

public must have been

called upon to pay £2,250

to the land Office for fees

upon hansactions mot very

Zumerous in themsches,

and which so

exactly

resembled each other as

to entail no additional

exertion

or responsibility .

I am of spinine that

the principle. If an

arr ad

zalnem fee should be

QF

drce

abandoned, and

that the Altoming Seul should

be called upon to prepare

12

مزیری

standing form to be

in futimme wed in such

transactions - and that

haring received from

List

Jor

A

sutable

remuneration for his trouble

no

in prefering that form, die further charge should le

made against the publi

H..

this account. For

affering the public seal and for registering transfers.

mortgages, moderate and curtain Fees should

be

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