CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8] — Page 377

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immediately, I made a small advances and-

Marine Lot 40/ became an inc.

of course all my neighbours

 

371

purpose,

A J

the

storied wood Houses, but to no

Tabular Statements hereunto annexed, will shew.

 

matter

about to build,

All the adjoining Property

was

surrendered;

alas

for

my

I took the deed and commenced; unfortunately, I found on after inspection of the lot that

Front Boundary

for it

Sea

Twenty feet in the beyond high water mark; nothing daunted,

I commenced a wrought Stone foundation; caution and the exposed sea frontage demanded one Thousand Piles or more to be driven, before laying a

progressed, Earth

the work

Stone;

excavated and

brought to fill in the Lot, and to my surprise,

 

was

when

arry foundation. Fifty feet square complete, my neighbours had not yet begun.; flagged to; for later, the foundation

completed and useless; found out to

tva s

my

Lorrow

I

the irremediable error had committed; time

rolled on, squatting was prohibited, Money

too valuable to

 

go.

 

Was

with a building suitable to

the Foundation. In hopes of catching for Tenants the disturbed Chinese Squatters, I built four two-

me! I cling to my outlay, and must dearly am I paying therefore. I pray you will consider

the injustice of the upset value being fixed for

the same price Frontage; the

this isolated sea

A

the

Frontages immediately in the vicinity of shipping

and Commerce.

Marine Lots 1060, 50 and 51, I bought at the same sale; so great

and so sanguine thereof

was

the competition,

were we

Commerce would increase;

no-

that however, luckily,

I

did not build; eighteen months rent and Fees

was my

Fine on

this job.

On Inland Lot No 285 the same.

Marine Lot No 68, One Hundred Feet

square, was

bought by me in December 1844,

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2 immediately, I made a small advances and- Marine Lot 40/ became an inc. of course all my neighbours   371 purpose, A J the storied wood Houses, but to no Tabular Statements hereunto annexed, will shew.   matter about to build, All the adjoining Property was surrendered; alas for my I took the deed and commenced; unfortunately, I found on after inspection of the lot that Front Boundary for it Sea Twenty feet in the beyond high water mark; nothing daunted, I commenced a wrought Stone foundation; caution and the exposed sea frontage demanded one Thousand Piles or more to be driven, before laying a progressed, Earth the work Stone; excavated and brought to fill in the Lot, and to my surprise,   was when arry foundation. Fifty feet square complete, my neighbours had not yet begun.; flagged to; for later, the foundation completed and useless; found out to tva s my Lorrow I the irremediable error had committed; time rolled on, squatting was prohibited, Money too valuable to   go.   Was with a building suitable to the Foundation. In hopes of catching for Tenants the disturbed Chinese Squatters, I built four two- me! I cling to my outlay, and must dearly am I paying therefore. I pray you will consider the injustice of the upset value being fixed for the same price Frontage; the this isolated sea A the Frontages immediately in the vicinity of shipping and Commerce. Marine Lots 1060, 50 and 51, I bought at the same sale; so great and so sanguine thereof was the competition, were we Commerce would increase; no- that however, luckily, I did not build; eighteen months rent and Fees was my Fine on this job. On Inland Lot No 285 the same. Marine Lot No 68, One Hundred Feet square, was bought by me in December 1844,
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2 immediately, I made a small advances and- Marine Lot Po/ became aninc. of source all my neighbours کو 371 purpose, A J the -storied wood Houses, but to no Tabular Statements hereunto aunered, will shew. " matter about to build, All the adjoining Property was surrendered-; alas for. my I took the dead and commenced; unfortunately, I found on after inspection of the lot that Forth Boundary tor Ite Sea Twenty fist in the beyond high water mark; nothing daunted, I commenced a wrought. Stone foundation; caution and the exposed. sea frontage demanded_ one Thousand Piles or more to be driven, before laying a progressed, Earth the work WAJ Stone; excavated and hought to fill in the Lot, and to my surprise, Mas when arry foundation. Fifty feet square complete, my neighbours had not yet begun.; flagg'd to; tor later, the foundation. completed and uselese; found out to tva s my Lorrow I the irremediable error had committed; time frolled on, squatting was prohibited, Money tor valuable to 0 · go. · Was with a building suitable to the Foundation. In hopes of catching for Tenants the dieturbed._ Chinece. Squatters, I built four two- me! I cling to my outlay, and munt dearly am I paying therefore. I pray you will consider the unjustuese of the upsete value being fired for the same price Frontage; the this isolated sex A the Framtages immediately in the rivinity of shipping and Commerce. Marine. Lets 1o60, 50 and 51, I bought at the some sale; es great and so sanguine therofne was the competition, were we Commerce would increase; no- that however, luckily, J did not build; highteen months rent and Fees was my Fine on this job. On Inland. Lot. N 285 the same. Marine Lot N68, One Hundred Fact Iquare, was me in December 1844, bought by ane
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immediately, I made a small advances and-

Marine Lot Po/ became aninc.

of source all my neighbours

کو

371

purpose,

A J

the

-storied wood Houses, but to no

Tabular Statements hereunto aunered, will shew.

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matter

about to build,

All the adjoining Property

was

surrendered-;

alas

for.

my

I took the dead and commenced; unfortunately, I found on after inspection of the lot that

Forth Boundary

tor Ite

Sea

Twenty fist in the beyond high water mark; nothing daunted,

I commenced a wrought. Stone foundation; caution and the exposed. sea frontage demanded_ one Thousand Piles or more to be driven, before laying a

progressed, Earth

the work

WAJ

Stone;

excavated and

hought to fill in the Lot, and to my surprise,

འ ་ ་ ་

Mas

when arry foundation. Fifty feet square complete, my neighbours had not yet begun.; flagg'd to; tor later, the foundation.

completed and uselese; found out to

tva s

my

Lorrow

I

the irremediable error had committed; time

frolled on, squatting was prohibited, Money

tor valuable to

0 ட

· go.

·

Was

with a building suitable to

the Foundation. In hopes of catching for Tenants the dieturbed._ Chinece. Squatters, I built four two-

me! I cling to my outlay, and munt dearly am I paying therefore. I pray you will consider

the unjustuese of the upsete value being fired for

the same price Frontage; the

this isolated sex

A

the

Framtages immediately in the rivinity of shipping

and Commerce.

Marine. Lets 1o60, 50 and 51, I bought at the some sale; es great

and so sanguine therofne

was

the competition,

were we

Commerce would increase;

no-

that however, luckily,

J

did not build; highteen months rent and Fees

was my

Fine on

this job.

On Inland. Lot. N 285 the same.

Marine Lot N68, One Hundred Fact

Iquare, was

me in December 1844,

bought by ane

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