CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8] — Page 376

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In clo:

No 85 Hp 1850.

sure No 12 in Dispatch

Letter from Mr G. Durrell

representing

on behalf of

Mr R. N. Beauvais,

the

high rental of lot No 9.A.

21th Novr 1849.

370

(Letter 11.)

Copy

To the

J.

Victorian, Houghing,

 Committee Investigating

the Land Tenure of this

Colony,

Gentlemen,

Marine Lot No 281, Fifty feet-square,

situate at the far West of Victoria, distance half a mile from

the centre of the Town,

was

purchased

by

me

at the auction sale of

Marine Lots and Inland

Lands

in

December 1845, and, notwithstanding its distance from the Town, its upset price, was after the

rate as the most

eligible Marine Frontages;

at

this same auction the whole of the Sea-shore adjoining this Lot, and the Inland Lots on the opposite side the

Road

were

sold; in fact, so great was

the

competition

at the sale, and the impression being that the surrounding Lots would be built upon

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In clo: No 85 Hp 1850. sure No 12 in Dispatch Letter from Mr G. Durrell representing on behalf of Mr R. N. Beauvais, the high rental of lot No 9.A. 21th Novr 1849. 370 (Letter 11.) Copy To the J. Victorian, Houghing,  Committee Investigating the Land Tenure of this Colony, Gentlemen, Marine Lot No 281, Fifty feet-square, situate at the far West of Victoria, distance half a mile from the centre of the Town, was purchased by me at the auction sale of Marine Lots and Inland Lands in December 1845, and, notwithstanding its distance from the Town, its upset price, was after the rate as the most eligible Marine Frontages; at this same auction the whole of the Sea-shore adjoining this Lot, and the Inland Lots on the opposite side the Road were sold; in fact, so great was the competition at the sale, and the impression being that the surrounding Lots would be built upon
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In clo: No 85 Hp 1850. sure No 12 in Dispatch Letter from Mr G. Durrell representing or behalf of Mr R. N. Beauvais, the high rental of lot to 9.A. 21th Noor 1849. 370 (Letter 11.) Copy To the J. Victorian, Houghing, ph_November, 1847. -Committee Investigating the Land Tenure of this felony Gentlemen., Marine Let N281, Fifty feet-square, situate at the far Weet of Victoria, distance half- the centre of the Inom, a Mike from by at the auction sale of {AJ purchazed Roon Lands in Ireember 1845, and, ustwithstanding its dictance_ from the Town, its upset price, was after the rate as the most ble Marine Fr mort cligible Frontages; at this same anotion the whole of the Sea-shore adjoining this Lote and the Inland Lots on the opposite side the Read competition sold; in fact, so great- Wa the at the sale, and the impression being that the surrounding Lots would be built upon
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In clo:

No 85 Hp 1850.

sure No 12 in Dispatch

Letter from Mr G. Durrell

representing

or

behalf of

Mr R. N. Beauvais,

the

high rental of lot to 9.A.

21th Noor 1849.

370

(Letter 11.)

Copy

To the

J.

Victorian, Houghing,

ph_November, 1847.

-Committee Investigating

the Land Tenure of this

felony

Gentlemen.,

Marine Let N281, Fifty feet-square,

situate at the far Weet of Victoria, distance half- the centre of the Inom,

a Mike from

by

at the auction sale of

{AJ

purchazed

Roon

Lands

in

Ireember 1845, and, ustwithstanding its dictance_ from the Town, its upset price, was after the

rate as the most

ble Marine Fr

mort cligible

Frontages;

at

this same anotion the whole of the Sea-shore adjoining this Lote and the Inland Lots on the opposite side the

Read

competition

sold; in fact, so great-

Wa

the

at the sale, and the impression being that the surrounding Lots would be built upon

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