CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848 — Page 248

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on the suggestion of Lord Grey that instead of reducing the Rents payable to The Crown in that Colony, which are complained of as excessive, the term of the existing Leases should be extended, or perhaps that the Land should be granted in perpetuity: Hitherto, he has received no answer to his request, he states, however, that none of the Residents are able to propose any means by which the reduction of the Rent, desired by themselves, could be carried equitably into effect, and desires permission to extend the term of the Leases to such period as His Lordship shall think fit.

This request is, in fact, Lord Grey's original suggestion and We presume that the Governor should be authorized to extend the term of these Leases to such a period as he himself may think fit, leaving it to his discretion whether

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2 Board of Trade E.L.F 245 on the suggestion of Lord Grey that instead of reducing the Rents payable to The Crown in that Colony, which are complained of as excessive, the term of the existing Leases should be extended, or perhaps that the Land should be granted in perpetuity: Hitherto, he has received no answer to his request, he states, however, that none of the Residents are able to propose any means by which the reduction of the Rent, desired by themselves, could be carried equitably into effect, and desires permission to extend the term of the Leases to such period as His Lordship shall think fit. This request is, in fact, Lord Grey's original suggestion and We presume that the Governor should be authorized to extend the term of these Leases to such a period as he himself may think fit, leaving it to his discretion whether
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2

Board

of

Trade

E.L.F

245

on the suggestion of Lord Grey that instead of reducing the Rents payable to The

rown in that Colony, which

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are complained of excessive, the term

of the existing Leases shoned be extended, or perhaps that the Land shoned be granted in perpetuity: Hitherto, he has received

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the Rent, desired by themselves,

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into effect, and desires permission to extend the

term of the Leases to such

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suggestion

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and We presume

that the Governor shoned be authorized to extend

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himself may think fit, leaving it to his discretion.

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