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supposition that as the land is at present

useless, such expenses as I may

incur in clearing

and

levelling it, with be

reimbursed to me, should His Excellency hereafter

find occasion to resume the land.

In reply to the concluding part

of your letter, informing

me that His Excellency

the Government

of Her Majesty's

will be happy to submit for favourable consideration any offer of additional rent for the land

in question, should I prefer making. I beg respectfully to state that,

the ground is at present utterly useless, owing to it's being covered with large masses of rock, the clearing and levelling of which will cost about £50., and that even when all this is completed, the peculiar

shape of the ground, (being

a narrow slip

a few feet in breadth), must prevent it's being of much use to any one, and to myself only for planting trees as ornaments,

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I find it difficult to name any sum as indicative of a real value, for rent, but in order to complete a better, I should be happy to pay at the rate of

at the rate of £5 (Five)

per acre.

Victoria,

I have, &c.

(Signed) C.J. Braine:

November 23rd 1848.

The copy

ہے۔ کشمک

plomat Kewdary .

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supposition that as the land is at present useless, such expenses as I may incur in clearing and levelling it, with be reimbursed to me, should His Excellency hereafter find occasion to resume the land. In reply to the concluding part of your letter, informing me that His Excellency the Government of Her Majesty's will be happy to submit for favourable consideration any offer of additional rent for the land in question, should I prefer making. I beg respectfully to state that, the ground is at present utterly useless, owing to it's being covered with large masses of rock, the clearing and levelling of which will cost about £50., and that even when all this is completed, the peculiar shape of the ground, (being a narrow slip a few feet in breadth), must prevent it's being of much use to any one, and to myself only for planting trees as ornaments, 223 I find it difficult to name any sum as indicative of a real value, for rent, but in order to complete a better, I should be happy to pay at the rate of at the rate of £5 (Five) per acre. Victoria, I have, &c. (Signed) C.J. Braine: November 23rd 1848. The copy ہے۔ کشمک plomat Kewdary .
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supposition that as the land is at present useless, such expouses as I may clearing and incur in it, will be reimbursed- levelling it, with ber to me, should His Excellency hereafter find occasion to resume the land. In reply to the concluding part- of your letter, informing Excellency the me that His overnment Majestyjs will be happip to submit for favorable consideration of Ther. any offer of additional rent for the land in - question, should I prefer moking. I beg respectfully to state that, it d the onc ground is at present utterly useless, owing to it's being covered with large masses of rock, the clearing and levelling of which will cost about £50., and that even when all this is completed, the peculiar shape of the ground, ( being of a narrow slip t a few feet in breadth ), must prevent it's being of much use to any one, and to myself only for planting trees as ornaments, 223 I find it difficult to name any sun as indicative of a real vulue, for rent, but in order to complete a bitter, Ishould be happy to pay at the rate of at the rate of £5 (Five) Pacre. Victoria, I have, &e? (Signed) C.J. Braine: November 23r 1848. Tie popy ہے۔ کشمک plomat Kewdary .
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supposition that as the land is at present

useless, such expouses as I may

clearing

and

incur in

it, will be reimbursed-

levelling it, with ber

to me, should His Excellency hereafter

find

occasion to resume the land.

In reply to the concluding part-

of your letter, informing

Excellency

the

me that His

overnment

Majestyjs

will be happip to submit for favorable consideration of Ther. any offer of additional rent for the land

in

- question, should I prefer moking. I beg respectfully to state that,

it d

the

onc

ground is at present utterly useless, owing to it's being covered with large masses of rock, the clearing and levelling of which will cost about £50., and that even when all this is completed, the peculiar

shape of the ground, ( being

of

a narrow

slip

t a few feet in breadth ), must prevent it's being of much use to any one, and to myself only for planting trees as ornaments,

223

I find it difficult to name any sun as indicative of a real vulue, for rent, but in order to complete a bitter, Ishould be happy to pay at the rate of

at the rate of £5 (Five)

Pacre.

Victoria,

I have, &e?

(Signed) C.J. Braine:

November 23r 1848.

Tie popy

ہے۔ کشمک

plomat Kewdary .

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