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1842.

OLD

far

I am able to ascertain –

ae date

but the precise found.

may

in the records of

220

doubt be

the Land office.

suced, operations

He immediately comite

cutting building, and mourred on

in cu

the ground

a fact

expense of about 700 dollar.

I avcertained frorn

the receipts by

zvere

handed over to

after I bought the

the Chinese Contractor, which

grane. The Contractor finding

Grade

bad bo

bargain,

Captain Meith having

Island- the

cvere

the

be heard

absconded; -

seen after left the

ground impreventati

the end of september of the same year, bought by me from his Attorney for 960 dollars.

then

The following

were the Regulations

in existense regarding

the sale

and transfer of lands, as published the Government Gazette for general information. By Notification, digued by

the Land officer, of date May 2nd 1842,

intimated that "ewithe a

" view to the prevention of future

ture quie

"understandings and difficultion, Sir Henry Pottinger is pleased to ... no sales of Land are to be

" direct that

" made by the holders of grants to other

" parties, except with the Krawledge of

" the Land officer; and that sales

theat

may

overy have been made, or

axcay

" be made in future, unless legisteres in the Land Office, shall be held

And by the publishia,

to be invalid."^_

instinctions to the Sound officer of date 27th of the

outte, issued

by Sir Henry Follinger sharkly before his departure for the Nooth, there is the fathering clause segaming

following transfer of Lands: "You

will register

your office all sales and trampers of Sand in conformity with the

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3 178 1842. OLD far I am able to ascertain – ae date but the precise found. d may in the records of 220 doubt be the Land office. suced, operations He immediately comite cutting building, and mourred on in cu the ground a fact expense of about 700 dollar. I avcertained frorn the receipts by zvere handed over to ze after I bought the the Chinese Contractor, which grane. The Contractor finding Grade a bad bo bargain, Captain Meith having Island- the cvere in the be heard absconded; - seen after left the ground impreventati the end of september of the same year, bought by me from his Attorney for 960 dollars. then The following were the Regulations in existense regarding the sale in and transfer of lands, as published the Government Gazette for general information. By Notification, digued by the Land officer, of date May 2nd 1842, it ve intimated that "ewithe a " view to the prevention of future ture quie "understandings and difficultion, Sir Henry Pottinger is pleased to ... no sales of Land are to be " direct that " made by the holders of grants to other " parties, except with the Krawledge of " the Land officer; and that sales theat may overy have been made, or axcay " be made in future, unless legisteres in the Land Office, shall be held And by the publishia, to be invalid."^_ instinctions to the Sound officer of date 27th of the outte, issued by Sir Henry Follinger sharkly before his departure for the Nooth, there is the fathering clause segaming following transfer of Lands: "You will register your office all sales and trampers of Sand in conformity with the

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3 178 1842. OLD far I am able to ascertain – ae date but the precise found. d may in the records of 220 doubt be the Land office. suced, operations He immediately comite cutting building, and mourred on in cu the ground a fact expense of about 700 dollar. I avcertained frorn the receipts by zvere handed over to ze after I bought the the Chinese Contractor, which grane. The Contractor finding Grade a bad bo bargain, Captain Meith having Island- the cvere in the be heard absconded; - seen after left the ground impreventati the end of september of the same year, bought by me from his Attorney for 960 dollars. then The following. were the Regulations in existense regarding the sale in and transfer of lands, as published the Government Gazette for general information. By Notification, digued by the Land officer, of date May 2nd 1842, it ve intimated that "ewithe a " view to the prevention of future ture quie "understandings and difficultion, Sir Henry Pottinger is pleased to __ no sales of Land are to be " direct that " made by the holders of grants to other. " parties, except with the Krawledge of " the Land officer; and that sales theat may overy have been made, or axcay " be made in future, unless legisteres in the Land Office, shall be held And by the publishia, to be invalid."^_ instinctions to the Sound officer of date 27th of the outte, issued by Sir Henry Follinger sharkly before his departure for the Nooth, there is the fathering clause segaming following transfer of Lands: "You will register your office all sales and trampers of Sand in conformity with the

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