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Ments derived from coins Mr. Duddell, the Lessee of Westerns Market, has to pay his Rents. I understand he has executed a Lease, according to which payment would, like in cases of Land Rent, have to be made in Dollars, but that such Lease has as yet been retained in the Land Office.

Mr. Duddell has hitherto paid every farthing of his Market Rent in Sterling coins, and I have never thought of demanding it otherwise; only after Mr. Duddell had made his last payment; my attention was drawn to the matter by learning, that he has subleased the Market for $650 Mexican Government per Month, when he pays $255 per Month, or rather, since he pays in English coins, at the rate of £215.

The Central Market producing Dollars 600 per month is supposed to produce £900 per mensem to the Lessee, who has however to pay, as I have been given to understand, from £100 to £120 per Month for the management and overseers, besides the expenses for keeping in repairs the Buildings, and it must be acknowledged that the Lessee has, since he became such, greatly improved the Market by building a seawall, improving the houses and stalls, and laying pavement.

2°. The third Market established on private property is kept under a License for which he pays since the 1st Instant £14 Sterling per Month, and which produces to its owner, it is said, about $350 per Month, the Land on which this market is held is private property, and the houses thereon.

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297 Ments derived from coins Mr. Duddell, the Lessee of Westerns Market, has to pay his Rents. I understand he has executed a Lease, according to which payment would, like in cases of Land Rent, have to be made in Dollars, but that such Lease has as yet been retained in the Land Office. Mr. Duddell has hitherto paid every farthing of his Market Rent in Sterling coins, and I have never thought of demanding it otherwise; only after Mr. Duddell had made his last payment; my attention was drawn to the matter by learning, that he has subleased the Market for $650 Mexican Government per Month, when he pays $255 per Month, or rather, since he pays in English coins, at the rate of £215. The Central Market producing Dollars 600 per month is supposed to produce £900 per mensem to the Lessee, who has however to pay, as I have been given to understand, from £100 to £120 per Month for the management and overseers, besides the expenses for keeping in repairs the Buildings, and it must be acknowledged that the Lessee has, since he became such, greatly improved the Market by building a seawall, improving the houses and stalls, and laying pavement. 2°. The third Market established on private property is kept under a License for which he pays since the 1st Instant £14 Sterling per Month, and which produces to its owner, it is said, about $350 per Month, the Land on which this market is held is private property, and the houses thereon.
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15 297 Ments derived from coins Mr. Duddell, the Lessee of Markets is, in what the Westerns Market, has to pay his Rents. Innderstand derstand he has excented a Lease, according regulars to which payment would, like in cases of Land Reut have to be made in Dollars, but that such Lease has as yet been retained in the Land Mr. Duddell has hitherto Office. paid every farthing of his Market _ Rent in Sterling coins, and I have. thought of demanding it otherwise; never ner only after Mr. Duddell had made his last payment; my attention was drawn to the matter by learning, that he has subleased the Market for & 650 Merican Government Mouth, when he pays per $.255 per Mouth, or rather, since he pays in English coins, at the rate of of 215. The Central Market producing. Dollars 600 per month is supposed to produce & 900 $900 groß per mensem to the Lepee, who has however to as I have pay, been - given to understand, from y 100 / 77 120 per Mouth for the mana : for the Management and overseers, besides the expenses for Keeping. in repairs the Buildings, and it must be acknowledged that the Lepee has, since he became such, greatly improved the Market by building. a seawall, improving the houses and stalls and. · laying pavement. 2°. The third Market established on private property is kept under a License for which he pays since the 124 Instant £ 14 Sterling per Mouth, and which produces £14. to its owner, it is said, about $350 per Month,. the Land on which this market is held is private property.. and the houses thereon.
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297

Ments derived from coins Mr. Duddell, the Lessee of

Markets is, in what

the

Westerns Market, has to pay his Rents.

Innderstand

derstand he has excented a

Lease, according

regulars

to which payment

would, like in cases

of Land Reut have

to be made in Dollars, but that such

Lease has as yet been retained in the

Land

Mr. Duddell has hitherto

Office.

paid every farthing of his Market _

Rent in Sterling

coins, and I have.

thought of demanding it otherwise;

never

ner

only

after Mr. Duddell had made his last

payment; my

attention was drawn to

the matter by learning, that he has

subleased the Market for & 650 Merican Government

Mouth, when he pays

per $.255 per Mouth, or rather, since he pays

in

English coins, at the rate of of

215.

The Central Market producing.

Dollars 600 per month is supposed to

produce & 900

$900 groß per mensem to the Lepee, who has however to as I have

pay,

been - given to understand, from y 100 / 77 120

per Mouth for the mana

: for the Management and

overseers, besides the expenses for Keeping.

in

repairs the Buildings, and it must be acknowledged that the Lepee has, since he became such, greatly improved the Market by building. a seawall, improving the houses

and stalls and.

· laying pavement. 2°. The third Market established on

private property is kept under a License

for which he pays since the 124 Instant £ 14 Sterling per Mouth, and which produces £14.

to its owner, it is said, about $350 per Month,. the Land on which this market is held is

private property..

and the houses thereon.

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