CO129-035 - Public Offices - 1850 — Page 124

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122

we

will briefly submit our

conclusions

seem to

decision.

12 first

the points which Sreyp

upon require Lord

we presume his

Lordship will adopt the view

of the Governor with regard to the inexpediency of altering the present scale

of rents

and the

unanimous recommendation of

the Committee

Caseo

ao

upon

individual

detailed in the

separate minute of the Surveyor

General,

cades

which can

only

be properly decided

having

a

B Secondly

by persons

with local knowledge.

With respect

to the mode of competition to

be adopted

in future Sales we

see no reason to modify

this opinion submitted from

the Board, in March 1849, namely

that as a general rule

the sale of property at a rackrent is necessarily in the nature

of a sale on credit and does encourage speculative purchase

commensurate less with the

actual capital of the Purchasers,

than their anticipations. We do

not see any reason assigned

for adhering to their present

course,

but we acknowledge

the expediency of deferring, upon

this point, to the deliberate

judgment of the official

and

no

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122 we will briefly submit our conclusions seem to decision. 12 first the points which Sreyp upon require Lord we presume his Lordship will adopt the view of the Governor with regard to the inexpediency of altering the present scale of rents and the unanimous recommendation of the Committee Caseo ao upon individual detailed in the separate minute of the Surveyor General, cades which can only be properly decided having a B Secondly by persons with local knowledge. With respect to the mode of competition to be adopted in future Sales we see no reason to modify this opinion submitted from the Board, in March 1849, namely that as a general rule the sale of property at a rackrent is necessarily in the nature of a sale on credit and does encourage speculative purchase commensurate less with the actual capital of the Purchasers, than their anticipations. We do not see any reason assigned for adhering to their present course, but we acknowledge the expediency of deferring, upon this point, to the deliberate judgment of the official and no
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122 we will briefly submit our conclusions seem -to decision. 12 first the points which Sreyp upon equire Lord we presume his Lordship will adopt the view to of the fovernor with regard the insexpediency of altering the present scale unanimous recommendation of of rents and the the Committee Caseo ao upon individual detailed in the separate minute of the Surveyor feneral, cades which can only be properly. decided having a B Secondly by persons local knowledge. With respect mode of competition to to the be adopted L Sales we adopted in future modify see no reason to me Sales the this opinion submitted from Board, in March 1849, namely al rule the that as ů gener al sale of property at a rackrent is necessarily in the nature a sale on credit and does of encourage speculative purchase commensurate less with the actual capital of the Purchasers, than their anticipations. We do reason assigned not see any for adhering to their present course, but lve acknowledge the expediency of deferring, upon this point, to the deliberate Judgment of the official a and no
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122

we

will briefly submit our

conclusions

seem

-to

decision.

12 first

the points which Sreyp

upon equire Lord

we presume his

Lordship will adopt the view

to

of the fovernor with regard the insexpediency of altering the present scale

unanimous recommendation of

of

rents

and the

the Committee

Caseo

ao

upon

individual

detailed in the

separate minute of the Surveyor

feneral,

cades

which can

only

be properly.

decided

having

a

B Secondly

by persons

local knowledge.

With respect

mode of competition to

to the

be

adopted

L

Sales we

adopted in future

modify

see no reason

to me

Sales

the

this

opinion submitted from

Board, in March 1849, namely

al rule the

that

as

ů

gener al

sale

of property at a rackrent is necessarily in the nature

a sale on

credit and does

of

encourage speculative purchase

commensurate less with the

actual capital of

the Purchasers,

than their anticipations. We do

reason assigned

not see

any

for adhering to their present

course,

but

lve

acknowledge

the expediency of deferring, upon

this point, to the deliberate

Judgment of

the

official a

and

no

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