CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 237

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price demanded is considered by the Acting Surveyor General extravagant.

I have therefore not resumed the old Lot as was intended.

I may here remark that this case has been already alluded to by me in Despatch No 125 of 29th July.

As the question of power to sell the recovered space in front of Marine Lots is a very serious one, and will affect Crown Rights to a considerable extent, I am induced to ask for your decision on this point.

It is impossible to allow such space to lie unoccupied and unimproved and, yet without disposing of it at Public Sale the value cannot be correctly ascertained; and inasmuch as the Lease of the Back Lot defines the full

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price demanded is considered by the Acting Surveyor General extravagant. I have therefore not resumed the old Lot as was intended. I may here remark that this case has been already alluded to by me in Despatch No 125 of 29th July. As the question of power to sell the recovered space in front of Marine Lots is a very serious one, and will affect Crown Rights to a considerable extent, I am induced to ask for your decision on this point. It is impossible to allow such space to lie unoccupied and unimproved and, yet without disposing of it at Public Sale the value cannot be correctly ascertained; and inasmuch as the Lease of the Back Lot defines the full
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price denvanded is _ considered by the Acting Surveyor General

exhavagant.

I have therefore

hot resumed the old

Lot

as was intended.

I may here

ست

remark that this case.

has been already Alluded

me in Despatch

ho by

No

N+ 125. of 29th July. +3

As the question

of Power to sell the

recovered

Space in

front of Marine Lots

$

is a ve

5TM

235

very Serious one,

And will affect frown

Rights to a Considerable

Extent, Jam induced to

Ask

decision on

your the point.

It is impossible

to allow such space to lie unoccupied and -

unimproved And, yet without disposing of it at Public Sate the value cannot be correctly ascertained; And inasmuch

as the Lease of the Back Lot defines the full_

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