CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8] — Page 430

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landowner refused the offer, notwithstanding,

that the land continues unbuilt upon

a)

It is scarcely necessary to express my personal conviction, (acquired from

knowledge of the changes in Victoria

during the preceding 52 years, arising from the

nature of my duties),

that as regards the

Chinese population the city of Victoria has

improved and is improving in wealth and

respectability,

the assertions, that Chinese

are deterred from resorting to Victoria in consequence of the excessive ground-rent, is a fiction hazarded without due inquiry, to suit particular views.

I have, &c.,

(Signed) Charles May Suptd of Police & Offg. Registrar General.

True Copy

Colonial Secretary

423

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? landowner refused the offer, notwithstanding, that the land continues unbuilt upon a) It is scarcely necessary to express my personal conviction, (acquired from knowledge of the changes in Victoria during the preceding 52 years, arising from the nature of my duties), that as regards the Chinese population the city of Victoria has improved and is improving in wealth and respectability, the assertions, that Chinese are deterred from resorting to Victoria in consequence of the excessive ground-rent, is a fiction hazarded without due inquiry, to suit particular views. I have, &c., (Signed) Charles May Suptd of Police & Offg. Registrar General. True Copy Colonial Secretary 423
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? landowner refused the offer, notwithstanding, that the to ground continues unbuilt upon a) It it scarcely necessary to express my personal conviction, ( acquired from knowledge of the changes in Victoria Minute. during the preceding 52 years, arising from the nature of my of my duties), that ad acgards the Chinese population the fity of Victoria has improved and is improving in wealth and and the respectability, the assertions, that Chinese " are deterred pom pesorting to Victoria in consequenced of the cxcessive ground-rent, it a fiction hazarded without duo inquiry, to suit particular views. I have, &c., (Signed) Charles May Superdt of Police & Off7. Registear General. Rue Copy Colonial heretary 423
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?

landowner refused the offer, notwithstanding,

that the

to ground continues unbuilt upon

a)

It it scarcely necessary to express my personal conviction, ( acquired from

knowledge of the changes in Victoria

Minute.

during the preceding 52 years, arising from the

nature of my

of my duties),

that

ad

acgards the

Chinese population the fity of Victoria has

improved and is improving in wealth and

and the

respectability,

the assertions, that Chinese

"

are deterred pom pesorting to Victoria in consequenced of the cxcessive ground-rent, it a fiction hazarded without duo inquiry, to suit particular views.

I have, &c.,

(Signed) Charles May Superdt of Police & Off7. Registear General.

Rue Copy

Colonial heretary

423

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