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in a rather serious way, would in time remedy itself to a great degree, though, at the cost in the first instance of the persons who abandoned them; they would be resold at the penal rate it was estimated they would bear in the state of the market, and ground rents would thus find their level, until stopped by the upset price; after which abandoned lots would cease to be repurchased until the demand rose.

If the matter be considered, there may (mere) be no doubt that all lessees of unprofitable lots having made their lots "lie idle" and have therefore no legal right to complain; at the same time it must be remembered that the law looks leniently upon the breach of grossly improvident bargains. It is said to be a legal and valid contract to make oneself the voluntary slave of another for life; but for the breach of such a contract it is likely small damages would be recovered. At all events, in the case in question, to enforce the payment of ground rent for land the owners of which are willing by the abandonment thereof, to become sufferers by the loss of the whole of the money they have laid out upon it, cannot, it is thought, be well made to square with the welfare and prosperity of these individuals, nor consequently with that of the colony itself.

But it may be said that the assumptions of three lots of similar value selling at different prices may be erroneous, for that they would naturally sell at their true market value; that No. 3 would not have sold for £410, had it not possessed advantages over No. 1, equivalent to the difference in price.

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however in a rather serious way, would in time remedy itself to a great degree, though, at the cost in the first instance of the persons who abandoned them; they would be resold at the penal rate it was estimated they would bear in the state of the market, and ground rents would thus find their level, until stopped by the upset price; after which abandoned lots would cease to be repurchased until the demand rose. If the matter be considered, there may (mere) be no doubt that all lessees of unprofitable lots having made their lots "lie idle" and have therefore no legal right to complain; at the same time it must be remembered that the law looks leniently upon the breach of grossly improvident bargains. It is said to be a legal and valid contract to make oneself the voluntary slave of another for life; but for the breach of such a contract it is likely small damages would be recovered. At all events, in the case in question, to enforce the payment of ground rent for land the owners of which are willing by the abandonment thereof, to become sufferers by the loss of the whole of the money they have laid out upon it, cannot, it is thought, be well made to square with the welfare and prosperity of these individuals, nor consequently with that of the colony itself. But it may be said that the assumptions of three lots of similar value selling at different prices may be erroneous, for that they would naturally sell at their true market value; that No. 3 would not have sold for £410, had it not possessed advantages over No. 1, equivalent to the difference in price.
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10.

however

in a

wiver serious, would in time pomody itself a great degree, though.

at the cost in the

first instance of the persons who abandoned

them; they

would be resold at the pental

it was estimated

then state

they

would bear in the

of the market, and ground

would this find their

ground rents Cveb, until

stopped by the upset price; after which

abandoned lots would cease to be repurchased -until the demand rosè,

If the

be considered, there

Mere)

caw

letter of the agreemen

be

no doubt that

"

de

all lessees of unprofitable lots having mater

their

i oww

beds,

QJ

the

laying

iet, mush

" lie in there," and have therefore, ao legale right to complain ; at the same time it

be remembered that the law looks

may Concently upon

the breach of grossly improvident - bargains . It is said to be

a

legal

and valid contract to make

oneself the voluntary sland of another

انر

for life; but for the breach of such as

contract it is

likely, small damages

be recovered. At all events, in the

and

402

would.

in question, to enforce the payment of ground sent for land the owners of which : willing by the abandonment there of, to become sufferers by the loss of the wholes of the money they have laid out upon it, cannot, it is thought, be well made to

with the welfare and prosperity square

of these individuals fottlers, nor "consequently with that of the (along

itself

But it

medy

be said that the

-assumptions of three lots of similar value selling

at different prices mart

be erroneous, for that they would naturally

sell at their true market

value; that No. 3 would not have

£.410, had it not possessed

sold for

advantages

баст

lout to the

No. 1, equivalous

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