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at the back, just 39 days before my operations suspended.

The ground thus obtained at so great an expense would thus also be confiscated to the profit of the Government, just as the operation they had sanctioned was rendered abortive by mistake, was finished!!

See again referring their best commentary on these proceedings to the instructions contained in Lord Stanley's Despatch of 30 January 1844 copied in my former letter, I have only to add the Instructions issued under date December 15th 1843 by Sir Henry Pottinger to the Committee appointed by him to investigate claims to lands which contain the following clause:-

2. "When persons have either bought from, or had transferred to them by the original purchaser or grantee, under proper authority, any lands, and have subsequent to such purchase or transfer laid out money are, by orders of Her Majesty's Government, to be entitled to the most liberal consideration." In consequence of these Instructions the Committee in a variety of cases recommended that grants should be confirmed though not one dollar had been expended on the grounds at a date 12 months after these proceedings occurred - Indeed it will be seen that they did so in suburban lot N.15, on which I had expended nothing whatever, on the ground of Mr. Webster having built on all other lots in the Town? – And I may mention I have laid out upwards of 25,000 dollars in buildings and

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26 27 100 at the back, just 39 days before my operations suspended. The ground thus obtained at so great an expense would thus also be confiscated to the profit of the Government, just as the operation they had sanctioned was rendered abortive by mistake, was finished!! See again referring their best commentary on these proceedings to the instructions contained in Lord Stanley's Despatch of 30 January 1844 copied in my former letter, I have only to add the Instructions issued under date December 15th 1843 by Sir Henry Pottinger to the Committee appointed by him to investigate claims to lands which contain the following clause:- 2. "When persons have either bought from, or had transferred to them by the original purchaser or grantee, under proper authority, any lands, and have subsequent to such purchase or transfer laid out money are, by orders of Her Majesty's Government, to be entitled to the most liberal consideration." In consequence of these Instructions the Committee in a variety of cases recommended that grants should be confirmed though not one dollar had been expended on the grounds at a date 12 months after these proceedings occurred - Indeed it will be seen that they did so in suburban lot N.15, on which I had expended nothing whatever, on the ground of Mr. Webster having built on all other lots in the Town? And I may mention I have laid out upwards of 25,000 dollars in buildings and
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26

27

100

at the back, just 39 days before my operations

suspended.

The

ground thus obtained at so great an expouse would thus also be confiscated to the profit of the Government, just as the operation they had sanctioned

am Rendered

چند

swoopenny by

mistake, was finished!! -

Se

again Eeferring

their

the best

commentary on these proceedings to

the instructions contained in Lord.

1844

Stanley's Despatch of 30 Jammary copied in my former letter, I have

only to add the Instructions.

issued under date (December 15th 1843.

by Sir

Henry Pottinger to the..__ Committee appointed by him to investigate claims to lands which

following clance :-

contain the follo

2. "When persons have either bought

"from, or had

u by

had transferred to them

T

the eriginal purchaser or grantee, under

13

proper authority, any lands, and have

ke Commni Alec's

Report.

subsequent to such purchase "transfer laid out money are, by orders of

They

"for

or

themes

Ner

Majesty's

to be entitled to the most liberat

"Consideration? I consequence of

these Instructions the Committee in

variety of the

Cases recommended Heat

& grants should be confirmed the not. one dollar had been expeudte

the

grounds at a date 12 months after

these preecedings occurred - Indeed

it will be sele

of any

that.

they

being

did

so in

suburban-

let N.15. which I head expended-

cr

the

nothing whatever, on

6 ground of Mr. Webster having built on all brie " other lots in the Town? – And I may mentio I have laid act upwards

the

of 25,000 dollars in

buildings an

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