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the centre of the Lot occupied

by the Star Department and are not connected with the Lots

along

which it has been proposed to form a sea wall nevertheless

he has postponed any

application

until the decisions

of Her Majesty's Government on

the general question of

Land

reclaimed and held without

Leases beyond the limits of

Marine Lots.

The undersigned would submit that

the general principles to be followed

in

dealing with

such lands are sufficiently

obvious. That all Land

reclaimed

belongs to the Crown

is admitted and no doubt

conceived of

without a doubt

but whether the reclaiming of

such land should be encouraged

or prevented must depend upon local circumstances which can be known to those on

the spot. In some

cases the

extension

of

the Marine Lots

may be a public benefit and

it may be right to pursue

a very liberal policy, and to require

less than

an adequate proportion

of the Crown's rights. In other

Cases

May

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84 the centre of the Lot occupied by the Star Department and are not connected with the Lots along which it has been proposed to form a sea wall nevertheless he has postponed any application until the decisions of Her Majesty's Government on the general question of Land reclaimed and held without Leases beyond the limits of Marine Lots. The undersigned would submit that the general principles to be followed in dealing with such lands are sufficiently obvious. That all Land reclaimed belongs to the Crown is admitted and no doubt conceived of without a doubt but whether the reclaiming of such land should be encouraged or prevented must depend upon local circumstances which can be known to those on the spot. In some cases the extension of the Marine Lots may be a public benefit and it may be right to pursue a very liberal policy, and to require less than an adequate proportion of the Crown's rights. In other Cases May
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84 the centre of the Loti ocupied bee the Star Department and are not coureted with the Lots along which it has been proposed to form a sex ball hevertheles he has postponed any application upon the to avail the decisions of Her Majesty's Covermutut on the grueral question of Land reclaimed and held without Leases beyond the limits of Marine Loti. The would submit that the quiral principles to he followed in dealing with such lands are sufficiently obvious. That all Land eclaimed reclaimed belongs the dolibe adunits wol ed the luuiti of to the frowns conceive of ho douth but whether the reclaiming of such dand should be en couraged or prevented must depred upon local ciremistances which can be known the thoseposit you a the spot. Eu souce may cases the a extension of the Marine Loti be a public bruefit and it maybe right to purend very liberal policy, and to require Leral more eat thaw apertion of the pown's rights. Su other Caxt May
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the centre of the Loti ocupied

bee

the Star Department and are not coureted with the Lots

along

which it has been proposed to form a sex ball hevertheles

he has postponed any

application

upon the to avail the decisions

of Her Majesty's Covermutut on

the grueral question of

Land

reclaimed and held without

Leases beyond the limits of

Marine Loti.

The would submit that

the quiral principles to he followed

in

dealing with

such lands are sufficiently

obvious. That all Land

eclaimed

reclaimed

belongs

the dolibe

adunits wol

ed the luuiti of

to the frowns

conceive of

ho douth

but whether the reclaiming of

such dand should be en

couraged

or prevented must depred upon local ciremistances which can be known the thoseposit you

a

the spot. Eu souce

may

cases the

a

extension

of

the Marine Loti

be a public bruefit and

it maybe right to purend

very liberal policy, and to require

Leral

more eat thaw

apertion

of the pown's rights. Su other

Caxt

May

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