of the Lot as irregular, proposed that the rental should be what is now demanded; but, believing my right to the ground to be unquestionable, I question the proceedings of the Committee on this point, and contend that, unless they had other reasons for doubting my title, I should have been allowed an opportunity of defending my right to the lands, before they determined on taxing it with a heavy additional rental, in consequence of what I must consider and can prove to be an irregular entry in the books of the Land Office. I was however allowed to remain in possession of the lot unquestioned, from August 1842 till this time, and have never had any official intimation of my claim being disputed, nor am I officially informed why the rental has been assessed at the average rate of the auction sales of January 1844, it having been granted, measured, leased, and occupied in 1842.
I am told that no measurement of the ground appears in the Land Office books, which tends to invalidate my claim to it; for this I am not to blame, nor should it be raised as an objection, for I am prepared to prove that the ground was regularly measured by the Assistant Land Officer then acting, Dr. Sargent of the 18th Regiment, who is now here and ready to confirm his measurement; Scan also proved it by Mr. Lena's evidence, who was present on the occasion, and I have it in writing, from Captain Mylius, the Land Officer, that he had desired Mr. Meek to enter an addition of 10 feet to Young's lot, all showing that, though there may have been irregularity, it seems confined to the book kept by Mr. Meek in the Land Office.
Colonial Secretary.
10.
of the Lot as irregular, proposed that the rentab
ow
that account should be what is now demanded;
but, believing my right to the ground to be unquestionable, Iquestion the proceedings of the Committee on this point, and contoud that, unless they had other reasons for doubting my title, I should have been allossed
an opportunity of defending, my right to the lands, before they determined
on
taxing
it with a
a
heavy,
additional rental, in consequenced of what I must
confider and can
in
the
" prove to be an irregulov entry books of the Land Office. I was however allowed to
remain in
: h
August
- possession of the lot unquestioned, from
1842 till this time, and have never
had
any official intimation of my
of my claim being disputed, I get officially informed why the rentab
nor am
has been assessed at the average rate of the auction
sales of January 1844, it having been,
granted,
measured, cleased and occupied in 1842.
of the
I am told that no measurement
ground appears in the Land Office books, which
tends to invalidate
my
claim to it ; for this Lam
35f
not to blame, nor
should it be raised as an
objection
I was
for I am prepared to provd that the · ground regularly measured by the Assistant Land Officer then Acting,
the 18th Regiment, who Acting, Dr. Sargent of the 18th 86,
here and ready
is now
Lt.
ready to confirmed his measurement ;
Scan also proved it by Mr. Lena's evidener, who
was
fou
1 present
the
occasion,
and
I have it in
writing, from faptain Mylius, the Land Officer,
that he had desired Mr. Meek to enter an addition
of 10 feet to Young's lot, all showing, that, though then may have been irregularity, it seems confined to the Book kept by Mr. Mook in the Land Office .
Crue
Colonial Secre
Keretary.
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