CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12] — Page 148

Grant

for

the Current Year.

I had hoped that I should

have been enabled to have made

the Receipts and disbursements approximate more nearly than they shorom, but, although moving the past

Year, the Land Revenue has continued to incrcase to the extent

are mo

of £253, 17.10, and, since the Commencement of the present year, to the further amount of £194.15.3. making together £448.13.1, this increase has been almost counterbalanced

Property having been given up by some by the Proprietors and reverted to the bovernment, which before yielded- in innual Rental of £288.7.0, and

an

as

145

well as by the Lords of Her Majesty's Treasury having seen fit to dincet, the local Government to foregs all claim to Property purchased by the Ordnance Department, which, before it's transfer, paid £167.8.10 Annual Ground Pent, entirely free.

from

which it is now

The Annual lose of Revenue on these

two properties is therefore £435.15.10.

It is on the other hand gratifying that Buildings of

to be able to

Lay

Houses,

arc

various descriptions are being created, principally Chincre Fruces, but the Ground on which most of them being built having been held on lease for some time without having been

made

use

Revenue of, the Land Pavenne is