CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 311

Regarding to Government from

these sales amounts to

of the

£9.20 . 1 .__ and the premium to $7,440, and one Lot (Inland No. 427, formerly Marine No 44) lapsed to the

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ari

November 1853 in

1

consequence of the property having been abandoned by

6 form of Regan &

Co...

the late

The previous Rental had

been reduced from £387.7.3 to £268.7 – per

annum

and the property being in a dilapidated state had been

let by

the Crown at only

40% per month - Under these

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Circumstances I consider it

fortunate that the Government has succeeded in

selling

even at the reduced Rent

fixed by the Surveyor General,

as well as

having obtained a

tolerable sum by way

of premium..

I am apprehensive

that the

more

settled state

of Canton and the country as existing at present, will operate disadvantageously

to our

future Land Sales, I may not hope for the continuance of such large

sales

as shown within ...

for paragraphs), here is the revised output with some corrections and adjustments according to the given rules:

Regarding Government from

these sales amounts to

of the

£9.20 . 1.__ and the premium to $7,440, and one Lot (Inland No. 427, formerly Marine No. 44) lapsed to the

...browne

...ari

November 1853 in

consequence of the property having been abandoned by

the firm of Regan & Co...

The previous Rental had

been reduced from £387.7.3 to £268.7 – per annum

and the property being in a dilapidated state had been

let by the Crown at only 40% per month. Under these

Circumstances I consider it fortunate that the Government has succeeded in selling

even at the reduced Rent fixed by the Surveyor General,

as well as having obtained a tolerable sum by way of premium.

I am apprehensive that the more settled state of Canton and the country as existing at present, will operate disadvantageously

to our future Land Sales. I may not hope for the continuance of such large sales

as shown within...