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The date of the first Land Committee is 26th March, 1842, their appointment is 29th instructions being "to finally define and mark off the limits of all locations that had yet been sold or granted." This committee interfered with the land so far as to give addition of 10 feet in and direction, (making it 105 x 115 feet square), which they did at Fr. Young's request, conveyed to the Committee by Lt. Sedgwick, and which Stake a recognition of Dr. Young's claim to have been a valid claim to the ground.

Sir Henry Pottinger and Lt. John Davis seem both to have founded their objections to my claim on this entry in the Land Office, and submits that, if it is proved to your satisfaction that the entry is erroneous, their decisions ought to be recommended to be reversed, particularly as the "Report" itself was entirely out of the reach of inhabitants of the Colony, until printed by order of the Committee of House of Commons.

That the proceedings of the Committee here were unfair cannot be doubted; no explanations were asked to supply deficiencies at the Land Office, and although our interests were so nearly affected, we were compelled to submit to its deliverance without knowing how it had been arrived at.

After I had been informed that difficulties existing in regard to this lot, I was informed by Mr. Cleverly at an accidental meeting, that if I chose to pay the average of lots similarly coloured on the map at the Land sale of January 22nd, I might retain the lot, but that otherwise it would be put up to auction. I did nothing for it at that time, but was to submit; the sales were to take place in two days; it most undoubtedly would...

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The date of the first Land Committee is 26th March, 1842, their appointment is 29th instructions being "to finally define and mark off the limits of all locations that had yet been sold or granted." This committee interfered with the land so far as to give addition of 10 feet in and direction, (making it 105 x 115 feet square), which they did at Fr. Young's request, conveyed to the Committee by Lt. Sedgwick, and which Stake a recognition of Dr. Young's claim to have been a valid claim to the ground. Sir Henry Pottinger and Lt. John Davis seem both to have founded their objections to my claim on this entry in the Land Office, and submits that, if it is proved to your satisfaction that the entry is erroneous, their decisions ought to be recommended to be reversed, particularly as the "Report" itself was entirely out of the reach of inhabitants of the Colony, until printed by order of the Committee of House of Commons. That the proceedings of the Committee here were unfair cannot be doubted; no explanations were asked to supply deficiencies at the Land Office, and although our interests were so nearly affected, we were compelled to submit to its deliverance without knowing how it had been arrived at. After I had been informed that difficulties existing in regard to this lot, I was informed by Mr. Cleverly at an accidental meeting, that if I chose to pay the average of lots similarly coloured on the map at the Land sale of January 22nd, I might retain the lot, but that otherwise it would be put up to auction. I did nothing for it at that time, but was to submit; the sales were to take place in two days; it most undoubtedly would... Page 345 No change is made on the original text other than correcting spelling and spacing errors, and formatting the text into paragraphs. The original text appears to be a historical document, and the corrections are made to improve readability while preserving the original content.
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The date

of the first Land

8 Committer s

t is 26th March, 1842, their

appointment is 29t

instructions being " to finally define and

mark off the limits of all locations that

hand yet

• got

boon folds or granted " This fommittee interfered with the land to far as togive addition of 10 feet

the lot 105 X115

aw

Blue Book.

p. 379.

: in and direction, (making - fect squars), which they

did at Fr. Young's request, conveyed

to the

Committee by Lt. Sedder, and which Stake

a recognition of Dr. Young's

to have been a

Clained to the ground.

Sir Henry Pottinger

and Lir

John

iw

Davis seem both to have founded their objections to my alum on this entry the Land Office, and Leubmits that, if it is proved to your satisfaction that the

their decisions ought to

entry

is erroneous,

be recommended to be reversed, particularly

RA

the "Report" itself

wad

entirely out of

the reach of inhabitants of the Colony,

345

until printed by order of the Committer of

House of Commons . that the proceedings of

the Committee here

unfair

werò un

cannot be

doubted; no explanations were asked to supply deficiencies at the Land Officer, and

although

we werd

without

ab

there

werd

our

interests were so nearly affected,

compelled to submit to its deliverance

knowing how it had been arrived

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coloured ow

the

mass at

the Land sale,

of January 222, Imight retain the lot, but that otherwise it would be put

up to auctions : of nothing for

Courtd

thore

AVAL

it at that time, but to-

Submit ; the sales

day.

or

svas

to take place in

two; it most und

undoubtedly

w

would

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