accomplished in the letter of the Land
Committee to your address.
In the various points embraced in
that letter, we fully concur,
but we are decidedly 18th May, 1850.
of opinion that the evils sought to be remedied
are of greater extent than can be cured by a few partial changes in a system of Land tenure
found in its working to be defective.
In recommending to the favorable
consideration of His Excellency the several cases which came before us of excessive Land Rent,
and as shown in the joint letter of the Land Committee, we did so, following up the request
contained in your despatch above referred to, 5th October, 1847, then being cases of extreme hardships.
At the same time, to meet and entirely remove
the complaints of Land owners, ground rents, from the state of the law, much
be considered excessive,
could not, in our estimation, materially, if at all affect the
real interests of the Colony; so permanent beneficial
effect could result therefrom,
not lawfully
394
look upon the remissions of a few hundreds of pounds,
annually, to some land owners, as the end or object of the present inquiry.
We conceive the objects for which the present Committee was formed, are
important character:
We are of opinion that the diminution of Land Revenue for the last few years, and the prospect of further considerable reductions indicate very clearly that more has been attempted to be collected than the Land
afford to pay,
and, to this
over-taxation exists,
long prosperity in the Colony cannot be looked for
It should be borne in mind that the
trade with China is carried on at the Ports of Canton and Shanghai, the one ninety (90) miles,
the other nine hundred (900) miles distant,
while the Revenue is collected in a
Colony yielding little, or nothing
to the Land-owner and
Payer of Taxes, by way of trade, and that the
accomplished in the lotter of the Land
Committer to your address.
•
In the various points embraced in
18th
May, 1850:
that letter, we fully
concur,
but
we are
decidedly 18th May, 1850.
of opinio that the evils sought to be someriód
arc
nce of greater actent than can be cured by a four fees partial changes in a system of Land Conure
found in its working to be defective .
ť
In recommending to the favorable
consideration of His Excellency the several cases which came before us of excessive Land Rente,
and as shown in the joint letter of the Land) 18th May, 1800 Committes, we did so, following up the request
contained in
-
- your despatch aboood referred to, _ 5th October, 18447. then being, cases of extreme hardships.
remo ve
At the same time, to meet and entirely
the
whose
complaints of Land owners, ground rents, from the state of the felony, much
be considered
excessive,
could not, in our
estimation, materially, if at all affect the
real interests of the Colony; so premanent beneficial
no
effect could result theressons,
not law tve
394
look
upon the remissions of a few hundreds of bounds,
annually, to some land ownert, as the end or object of the present inquiry.
We conceive the
objects for which the
ofa
present Committer was formed, ac
important character :
We are of opinion that the diminution. of Land Revenued for the last few years, and the prospect of further considerable reductions indicato very clearly that more has been attempted. to be colleated than the Land
afford to pay,
and, To
Qd
this
CHA
over-taxation exists,
long proeperity in the folony cannot be looked for
It should be borne in onind that the
trade with China is carried on at the Posts of Canton and Shangham, the one sinety (90) mily,
the other nine hundred (900) miles distant,
while the Revenue is collected in a
syielding little, a nothing
Colony
to the Land-owner and
Payor of Praxes, by way of trades, and that the
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