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not duly registered. Land Department, are they to be considered valid; but the present holders of them will be allowed the option of taking them at the average price which similar lots may fetch at the approaching sale of Crown lands.

The above rules are to form the groundwork of your enquiries and report; but His Excellency the Governor will be prepared to give your opinions and recommendations in favor of particular claims his favorable consideration, and to act on them as far as his instructions from, and duty to, Her Majesty's Government may place it in his power.

In conclusion, I am desired to point out to you that although hard cases may occasionally press individuals, such cases can be specially looked into and provided for; you are to remember, that if the claims of private individuals are entitled to indulgent consideration, it is no less incumbent on you to discharge the duty to which you have been appointed, and to which this letter relates, with rigid impartiality, so far as the relative interests of Her Excellency the Governor and the Government are concerned, and His Excellency the Governor must rely on your doing so.

The instructions which have been received from time to time from Her Majesty's Government, on the subject of this letter, can be referred to by your Committee at

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in the... not duly registered. Land Department, are they to be considered valid; but the present holders of them will be allowed the option of taking them at the average price which similar lots may fetch at the approaching sale of Crown lands. The above rules are to form the groundwork of your enquiries and report; but His Excellency the Governor will be prepared to give your opinions and recommendations in favor of particular claims his favorable consideration, and to act on them as far as his instructions from, and duty to, Her Majesty's Government may place it in his power. In conclusion, I am desired to point out to you that although hard cases may occasionally press individuals, such cases can be specially looked into and provided for; you are to remember, that if the claims of private individuals are entitled to indulgent consideration, it is no less incumbent on you to discharge the duty to which you have been appointed, and to which this letter relates, with rigid impartiality, so far as the relative interests of Her Excellency the Governor and the Government are concerned, and His Excellency the Governor must rely on your doing so. The instructions which have been received from time to time from Her Majesty's Government, on the subject of this letter, can be referred to by your Committee at
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mot duly registered. Land. Department, are they to be considered. valid ; but the present-

Holders of them will be allowed

of

the option of taking them at

the

similar lots

average

age price which

may felch at the approaching sale of Crown

lands .

The above rules are to form the groundwork of Your enquiries and - report ; but His Excelleney the Governor- will be prepared to give your opinions and recommendations in favor of particular. claims his favourable.

consideration, and to act on them

as

as

1 far. his instructions from, and- duty to, Her Majesty's Government may place it in his power

In conclusion. I am desired

to

to point out to these. Rutes

but

27

you.

that

although.

hard

cases can

be

may occasionally press

Individuals, such-

specially looked into and provided for ;

You are to remember, that if the claims of private Individuals aro entitled to indulgent consideration, it is no less incumbent on you. to discharge the duty to which

you

have been-

appointed, and to which this letter rolutes, with rigid impartiality, 10 far relative interests of her, Savellency the

as

of Government

concerned, and His Excelleney Governor must rely

so.

on

are.

Your doing.

The instructions which have. been received from time to time. from Her Majesty's Government, on the subject of this letter, can be referred to by your

our Committee at

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