CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3] — Page 209

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a main.

e farmirable to the Government, and

• ground of complaint on the part of

the Merchants would be obviated._

The resumption at the desire of the Proprietors of all unimproved lots, which had been bid up on random speculation, has already been an act of liberality on the

on the part of the Government, and reduced the total

Were this

amount receivable from ground rents to something above £12,000 a year.

further reduced to

sum

any

extent, it would

be necessary, either to adopt additional_

tavation, or to defray the deficit from

Parliamentary votes._

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

Dani

205

IA

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terms more a main. e farmirable to the Government, and ground of complaint on the part of the Merchants would be obviated._ The resumption at the desire of the Proprietors of all unimproved lots, which had been bid up on random speculation, has already been an act of liberality on the on the part of the Government, and reduced the total Were this amount receivable from ground rents to something above £12,000 a year. further reduced to sum any extent, it would be necessary, either to adopt additional_ tavation, or to defray the deficit from Parliamentary votes._ I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordship's, Most Obedient Humble Servant, Dani 205 IA
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terms more a main. e farmirable to the Government, and ground of complaint on the part of the Merchants would be obviated._ The resumption at the desire of the Proprietors of all unimproved lots, which had been bid up on random speculation, has already been an act of liberality on the on the part of the Government, and reduced the total Were this amount receivable from ground rents to something above £12,000 a year. further reduced to sum any extent, it would be necessary, either to adopt additional_ tavation, or to defray the deficit from Parliamentary votes._ I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordship's, Most Obedient Humble Servant, Dani 205 IA
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terms more

a main.

e farmirable to the Government, and

• ground of complaint on the part of

the Merchants would be obviated._

The resumption at the desire of the Proprietors of all unimproved lots, which had been bid up on random speculation, has already been an act of liberality on the

on the part of the Government, and reduced the total

Were this

amount receivable from ground rents to something above £12,000 a year.

further reduced to

sum

any

extent, it would

be necessary, either to adopt additional_

tavation, or to defray the deficit from

Parliamentary votes._

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

Dani

205

IA

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