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Her Majesty's Government above alluded to, would appear expectation that our property should be held on the terms and conditions which we were first led to expect would mean, either on the principle named by Captain Elliot, or at any rate on as favorable terms and conditions as those to which Land-holders in other British Colonies are subject.

With reference to your remark that perhaps more than three-fourths of the money laid out in this Colony has been expended since the publication of the Notifications already quoted, or in other words since the Island became a bona fide possession of the British Crown. We beg leave to observe that we cannot subscribe to the correctness of this statement - The notification named was published on 26 June, 1843, but on 10 April 1843 a Government notification was published in which there was the following clause: "The Land Officer has been authorized and instructed to prevent the commencement of any further buildings or clearing away of locations until final arrangements can be made" and this restriction has never been removed, until the sale of land on 25 January, 1846.

We submit therefore that on inquiry it will appear, although many buildings previously commenced may have been finished in the interval, that no Private buildings have been undertaken during the period in which you seem to suppose nearly

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254 Her Majesty's Government above alluded to, would appear expectation that our property should be held on the terms and conditions which we were first led to expect would mean, either on the principle named by Captain Elliot, or at any rate on as favorable terms and conditions as those to which Land-holders in other British Colonies are subject. With reference to your remark that perhaps more than three-fourths of the money laid out in this Colony has been expended since the publication of the Notifications already quoted, or in other words since the Island became a bona fide possession of the British Crown. We beg leave to observe that we cannot subscribe to the correctness of this statement - The notification named was published on 26 June, 1843, but on 10 April 1843 a Government notification was published in which there was the following clause: "The Land Officer has been authorized and instructed to prevent the commencement of any further buildings or clearing away of locations until final arrangements can be made" and this restriction has never been removed, until the sale of land on 25 January, 1846. We submit therefore that on inquiry it will appear, although many buildings previously commenced may have been finished in the interval, that no Private buildings have been undertaken during the period in which you seem to suppose nearly

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254 Her Majesty's Severurnent above alluded to, would appear expectation that our property to sanction our be held which should the terms and conditions we were be imposed : We - first led to expect would mean, either our the principle named by Captain Elliot, or at any rate ov ad 1 favorable terms and conditions as those to which Land-holders in other British Colonies jare subject. With reference to your remark more than three-fourths that perhaps of the money laid out in this Colony has been expended since the publication of the Notifications already quoted, or in other words since the Island became a bona fide possession of the British Crown. We beg leave to observe that we Cannot - cannot subscribe to the correctress of this statement - The notification named was published on 26 June, 1843, best 10 April 186.3 a Government notification was published in which there was the following clause." The Land Officer has "been authorized and instructed to "prevent the commencement of any " further buildings or clearing away of " locations until final arrangements "can be made" and this restriction has never been removed, until the sale of land on 25 January, 18460. We submit therefore that on inquiry it will appear, although many buildings previously commoned may have been finished in the interval, that no Private buildings have been undertaken during the period in which you you seem to suppose nearly

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Her Majesty's Severurnent above alluded

to, would appear expectation that our property

to sanction our

be held

which

should

the terms and conditions

we were

be imposed :

- first led to expect would

mean, either

our

the

principle named by Captain Elliot,

or at

any

rate

1 favorable terms

and conditions as those to which

Land-holders in other British Colonies

jare subject.

With reference to your remark

more than three-fourths

that perhaps

of the

money

laid out in this Colony has been expended since the publication of the Notifications already quoted,

in other words since the Island became

a bona fide possession of the British

Crown.

We beg leave to observe that we

Cannot

cannot subscribe to the correctress of this statement - The notification named was published on 26 June, 1843, best 10 April 186.3 a Government notification was published in which there was the following clause." The Land Officer has "been authorized and instructed to "prevent the commencement of any " further buildings or clearing away of " locations until final arrangements

"can be made" and this restriction has never

been removed, until the

sale of land on 25 January, 18460.

We submit therefore that on inquiry it will appear, although many buildings previously commoned may

have been finished in the interval, that no Private buildings have been undertaken during the period in which you

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