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198

Board

of

Trade

E.I.

payments

were reported by Sir John Davis in

his despatch of 6th June 1846 transmitted to us

in Moz Treadlyan's Letter As regards the

year

of 7th September 1846.

to 30th June 1847,

we

have to notice that in addition to these Salarie

of a Sub-Collector and Schroff a payment of £123.12..2.. has been made to H. Marshwick the Government Auctioneer, and to Mr. Harrison a Clerk in the Land department for their joint services in assessing and collecting Police Rate for the year to 30th June 1847, being

Commission

at the rate of 6 ¼ per Cent upon the

the

gross amount of the Collections, and upon this it may be proper further to observe that the

two

payment of 200 Dollars to the Collectors for

collecting the Tax in 1846 did not exceed the

rate of 2/4 per Cent.

We have also to state that in reply to an observation upon the Rent Roll of the

Colony for the year

to

1845, in which we pointed

out that no Rent had been received up to

31st December 1845 upon

a Lot (numbered 66.)

let to Mr. Webster in June 1843 at £56..15.8

per Annum, we were informed that the lot had been resigned by Government, and

that the Governor, under the peculiar circumstances of the lot in question, had given instruction that the demand for Rent amounting to £149.6.3 should not be enforced, but, as the reasons for relinquishing the demand are not stated, we deem it proper to report the case for your Lordships' directions.

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198 Board of Trade E.I. payments were reported by Sir John Davis in his despatch of 6th June 1846 transmitted to us in Moz Treadlyan's Letter As regards the year of 7th September 1846. to 30th June 1847, we have to notice that in addition to these Salarie of a Sub-Collector and Schroff a payment of £123.12..2.. has been made to H. Marshwick the Government Auctioneer, and to Mr. Harrison a Clerk in the Land department for their joint services in assessing and collecting Police Rate for the year to 30th June 1847, being Commission at the rate of 6 ¼ per Cent upon the the gross amount of the Collections, and upon this it may be proper further to observe that the two payment of 200 Dollars to the Collectors for collecting the Tax in 1846 did not exceed the rate of 2/4 per Cent. We have also to state that in reply to an observation upon the Rent Roll of the Colony for the year to 1845, in which we pointed out that no Rent had been received up to 31st December 1845 upon a Lot (numbered 66.) let to Mr. Webster in June 1843 at £56..15.8 per Annum, we were informed that the lot had been resigned by Government, and that the Governor, under the peculiar circumstances of the lot in question, had given instruction that the demand for Rent amounting to £149.6.3 should not be enforced, but, as the reasons for relinquishing the demand are not stated, we deem it proper to report the case for your Lordships' directions.
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198 Boar of Trad E.I payments were reported by Sir John Davis in his despatch of 6th June 1846 transmitted to us in Moz Treadlyan's Letter As regards the year of 7th September 1846. to 30th June 1847, wve have to notice that in addition to these Salarie of a Sub- Collector and Schroff a payment of £ 123.12...2.. has been made to h. mashwick the Government Auctionler, and to hor Harrison a (Werth in the Land department for their soint services in assessing and collecting Police Fork for the to 30th June 1847, being year Commission at the rate of 6 44 Cent upon the the gross amount of the Collections, and upon this it may be proper further to observe that the tivo payment of 200 Dollars to the scelerts for X - collecting the Tax in 1866 did not exceed the rate of 2/4 & (cut. - We have also to state that in reply an observation upon the Rent Roll of the Colony for the year to 1845, in which we pointed out that no Kent had been received up to December 1845 upon a Lot (mmmbered 66.) let to live Webster in June 1843 at £ 5G.. 15.8 & Ammu, we were had been resinned by Government, and informed that the lot-- that the Governor, under the peculiar circumstances of the dot in question, had given mitruction that the demand for Rent amounting to £149. G. 3 should not be enforced, but, as the reasons for relinquishing the demand are not stated, we deem it proper to report the case for your Lordships directions."_ out
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198

Boar

of

Trad

E.I

payments

were reported by Sir John Davis in

his despatch of 6th June 1846 transmitted to us

in Moz

Treadlyan's Letter As regards the

year

of 7th September 1846.

to 30th June 1847,

wve

have to notice that in addition to these Salarie

of a Sub- Collector and Schroff a payment of £ 123.12...2.. has been made to h. mashwick the Government Auctionler, and to hor Harrison a (Werth in the Land department for their soint services in assessing and collecting Police Fork for the to 30th June 1847, being

year Commission

at the rate of 6 44 Cent upon the

the

gross amount of the Collections, and upon this it may be proper further to observe that the

tivo

payment of 200 Dollars to the scelerts for

X

- collecting the Tax in 1866 did not exceed the

rate of 2/4 & (cut. -

We have also to state that in reply an observation upon the Rent Roll of the

Colony for the year

to

1845, in which we pointed

out that no Kent had been received up to

December 1845 upon

a Lot (mmmbered 66.)

let to live Webster in June 1843 at £ 5G.. 15.8

& Ammu, we were had been resinned by Government, and

informed that the lot--

that the Governor, under the peculiar circumstances of the dot in question, had given mitruction that the demand for Rent amounting to £149. G. 3 should not be enforced, but, as the reasons for relinquishing the demand are not stated, we deem it proper to report the case for your Lordships directions."_

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