CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 236

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The Maine Lot in question was defined accurately in the lease as 6 feet square, and had a small building erected on it.

A very large space was naturally recovered by the increase of the soil or retirement of the Sea, and this it was decided to fill in the usual way, dividing it into two lots, each running towards the sea from the Marine Lot a distance of 227 feet, and halving the Sea frontage.

The owner of the Marine Lot purchased one of these lots, but protests against their sale, alleging that it deprives his ground of the description and privileges to which it is entitled.

This Government has offered to resume the old Lot but the...

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The Maine Lot in question was defined accurately in the lease as 6 feet square, and had a small building erected on it. A very large space was naturally recovered by the increase of the soil or retirement of the Sea, and this it was decided to fill in the usual way, dividing it into two lots, each running towards the sea from the Marine Lot a distance of 227 feet, and halving the Sea frontage. The owner of the Marine Lot purchased one of these lots, but protests against their sale, alleging that it deprives his ground of the description and privileges to which it is entitled. This Government has offered to resume the old Lot but the...
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Separate form. The Maine Lot in question was defined 50 accurately in the lease as 6 feet square, and had a small building erected on it, A very large Space was e was natur recovered naturally by the increase of the soil or retirement of the Sea, and this it was decided to sill in. the usual way. dividing it into two lots, each running towards + 1 234 3 the sea from the Marine Lot a distance of 227 feet, And halving the Sea frontage . The owner of the Marine Lot purchased one of these lots, but protests against their -sale, alleging that it deprives his ground. of the description and privileges to which it is entitled . This Government has offered to resume the old Lot but the
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Separate form.

The Maine Lot

in question was

defined

50

accurately

in the lease as

6 feet square, and had

a small building erected

on it,

A very large

Space was

e was natur

recovered

naturally

by the increase of the soil or retirement

of the Sea, and this it

was decided to sill in.

the usual way. dividing it into two lots, each running towards

+

1

234

3

the sea from the Marine Lot a distance of 227 feet,

And halving the Sea frontage .

The

owner

of the

Marine Lot purchased

one of these lots, but protests against their -sale, alleging that it deprives his ground. of the description and privileges to which it is

entitled .

This Government has offered to resume the old Lot but the

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