CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 12

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back & Cantors or lead their

even

anne

them they

now do

to trade divest with the Parts

without

any reference bathing long. Should this become

general, it is evident, either that

the whole expense ofeting Kong

must be borne by the stone

Keasury,

abandoned.

Sourced

the place be

The Land Rents, and the Gris

Fann

are the two principal of Revenue. The former

estimated for the present year at £13.000, the latter at £8,900. The Land Rents have been

the

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the subject of a long

walm

and

discussion between the

Sin In Davis,

Merchants and six hurton's

the former aftecting that they exorbitant, that theyg

wvere

could cripple the advanced

of the

the Colony, and drive away the wh male athirie

would

3

have settler there the latter

that though high

are

nat

mamlaming

amount, they begond the value of the

in

had been

property, _ that they assumed voluntarily by the parties bidding for the Land at open Anation,

And

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