&
disposition of the Government; for they
would surely rather remain in, or return to, the island, with a knowledge of what is truly to be exacted from them, than with a constant uncertainty of the demands their residence in the place will make them liable.
I would not give a considerable amount for a scheme so speculative, and I can in fact honestly say, it does not seem to me to be a serious or practical proposal. One aspect that appears to have been overlooked is: first, as concerns the matter itself of our inquiry, it should be remembered that at the sales of land no premiums were demanded, the competition was public, and that the offer was made in other Colonies, it is required.
3239
It is commonly observed that the high price of land is attributed to a high demand, and I own the property to be affected by it, and I cannot therefore recommend the trial of the experiment to the Government.
Whether this Colony is destined to advance, remain stationary, or retrograde, is a subject which other circumstances are likely to control, and which it is therefore beyond the power of our Committee to resolve; but I would wish to point out some few facts which in the ordinary discussions of the annual rent, where the rent was the act of the landholder, who, were the transaction to occur with a private person in the usual business, would scarcely think of cancelling the bargain; secondly, it should be borne in mind that the Police Rate is the only one imposed upon the Colony, and that it meets but little more than a third of the expenses of the Police Force, which is confessedly not too great for the purposes of its establishment; and lastly that the Government has for the past three years been gradually reducing the strength of the Civil...
&
disposition of the Government ; for they
would se
surely rather remain in, or recort
to, the island, with a knowledge of what
is truly
to be exacted from them, than with a constant uncertainty of the
which their residence in
make them liable.
I would not give a
am
nount.
the place will
I can in fact honestly say,
ive
a serious ther
scheme so speculative,
were
thought
any
seem to me to be
the question sec. overlooked : first,
3239
commonly
as concerns the matter
itself of our inquiry
it should be remembered
that at the sales of land no premiumd,
soas.
1 public, and that the offer
et for
in other Colonies,
Exquired, that the
competition was public.
of the high
is
4 high, himself,
that
to a
own the
property to be affected by it, and I cannot therefore recommend the trial
of the experiment to the Government.
Whether this Colony
to advance, remain
is a
than
is destined
stationary, or retrograde,
subject which other circumstances
investigation of Land Conurd ard
aw
likely to control, and which it is therefore beyond the power of our Committed to resolve ; but I would wish to point out somed
few facts which in the odinary discussions of
annual pent, where the rent was the act of the landholder
who, were
the transaction to cecar
with a privater person in the neual business,
would so
Courdes
t of his
scarcely think of
as cancellation of the bargain ; secondly,
it should be borne in mind that the
Police Cae is the only one imposed apow the Colony,
more than
and that it meets but little
third of the
of the expened of the Police Free, which is confessedly not
too
To great for the purposes of it's establish = mont; and lastly that the
lastly that the Governmen
has for the past three years been gradually reducing the strength of the Civil
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.