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the
preventing intermediate buildings being erected, entirely disconnects the hitherto suburbs from Town, making the distance between, lonely at Night and monotonous in the day. The first of these Marine Lots, 1225 I bought second-hand with the Buildings on it; the others at a Crown sale this year;
there had been sold before and surrendered; I really cannot tell why I bought the most part of these latter Four Lots; they are for the most part still void; annexation to the Marine Lot 1225, combined with a latent disease in the Brain, or an enlarged Bump have been the cause.
There is blame to my charge, I admit that myself like others, buy Lots as depicted in the colored drawings of the Land Office without inspecting the Land. Marine Lots 1225, 29, 29A, 30, and 30A, one and all, are seven or eight feet below the level of the Queen's Road, the footpath whereof, day by day falls into them for want of a retaining Wall; and, what is worse than this, the Sea at High water comes within fifteen feet of the said footpath, yet am I said to enjoy a boundary of Fifty feet from the said footpath to the Sea. On one occasion I remember I felt so much aggrieved that I refused payment of Rent on a Lot similarly situated, and when summoned before the Court, in reply to any argument that at the Crown sales I bid for the Land, the Judge silenced me by deciding that I had more than I bargained for; I had the water and the Land under the water. These Lots are the Beach, and more or less covered with every gale; they are neither water nor Land nor under the water. I beg that it may be represented that, if I carry Ground from a distance to make these Lots, that consideration should be made therefore. As well as in respect of its suburban Locality.
Inland Lot 1138, situated opposite Pedder's Hill, circumstances connected with a proposed Theatre, induced me to pay a sum of Seven Hundred Dollars for this Lot to a Land speculator: it was then
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the
preventing intermediate, buildings being erected. entirely disconnects the hoctim suburbs from Town, making the distance between, lonely at Might and monitorons in the day. The first of these Marine Lots, 1925 I bought second-hand with the Buildings on it; the others at a brown sale this year;
there had been sold before and- surrendered; I really cannot tell seby I bought the most part
these latter Four Lots; they are for
still void; annexation to the Marine Lot.. 1225, combined with a latent disease in the Brain,
or an
enlarged Bump
have been the cause.
there
for Lande, muito To my blame, I admit
that myself like others, buy Lots as depicted_ in the colored drawings of the Land Office without inspecting the Land . Marine Lots 1225,29, 29 A,
30, and 30.A., one
and all,
are seven .
eight feet
below the level of the Queen's Road, the footpath where of, day by day falls into them for want
retaining Wall; and, what is
the Sea at High water comes
is
of
worse than this,
within fifteen feet
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of the said footpath, yet am I said to enjoy, a boundary of Fifty fect from the said footbath- to the Sea. On one recension I remember Sfelt so much aggrieved that I acfuced payment
of Rentona Lot similarly situated, and when summoned before the Const, in reply to
any-
argument that at the Gown sales I bid fo
the Judge
not water, His Honor
Land
silenced me
by deciding that I had more than I bargained for ;
I had the water and the Land under the water these Lots are the Beach, and more about with evey. bale; they are neither water or Land under the water. I beg that it may be represented that, if I carry Ground from
the distance to make there. Lots, that
consideration should be made therefore. As well
as in respect of it's suburban Loeality.
Inland Lot_1138, situated opposite
Pedder's Hill, circumstances connected with-
proposed
Theatre, induced.
que
to pay
a.-
Seven Hundred
Tollars for this Lot to a Land speculator: it was then
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