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the Gov. of that Colony

the 5th Feby! & 29. Jany!

1844,

but I am not prepared

to insist

When a Condition

which has been

imposed

In

may

Separately

have been

Guaranteed) waived

by Sir Ihr Excrllency, –

and to which the

Government could with

how appeal without a

Certain inconsistency.

Moreover it appears to me that the drift of

Lord Stanley's instructions

in 1844 to the Govr. was not to

Grant Crown Lands to Public Institutions for the

purposes of Endowment,

nor to favour any proprietor so as to confine their Grants

advantage to the public

Revenue but

merely within such reasonable

limits

as should prevent them from obstructing the

progress of the Colony, avoiding establishing

a

precedent which if once

admitted

was sure (from

the ease with which lands

in early days of a Colony


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the Gov. of that Colony the 5th Feby! & 29. Jany! 1844, but I am not prepared to insist When a Condition which has been imposed In may Separately have been Guaranteed) waived by Sir Ihr Excrllency, and to which the Government could with how appeal without a Certain inconsistency. Moreover it appears to me that the drift of Lord Stanley's instructions in 1844 to the Govr. was not to Grant Crown Lands to Public Institutions for the purposes of Endowment, nor to favour any proprietor so as to confine their Grants advantage to the public Revenue but merely within such reasonable limits as should prevent them from obstructing the progress of the Colony, avoiding establishing a precedent which if once admitted was sure (from the ease with which lands in early days of a Colony Page 159
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the Ger. Of that Colony the 5th fancy & 29. Zely! Jaked 1844, but I am not prepared to insist When a Conditione which has been Who it In may Sepahely have hen Guarance) waind by Sie Ihr Avering, and to which the Government could with how appeal without a Certain incuentaury. Mercover it appears to me that the Ajail fo Ford Stanley's instructions 1844 to the lyer. not to 159 Grant Crown Lands to Outlic Pustitutions for the purposes of Endowment, not to seven any proputin las to confine thion Grants advantage to the publi Evroue but math withere such reasonable limits as should prevent them from obstructing tho propres of the Colony, avoid whathishing x precedent which if me admitted lus dure sure (from the rase with which lands in early days of a Colony
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the Ger. Of that Colony

the 5th fancy & 29. Zely!

Jaked

1844,

but I am not prepared

to insist

When a Conditione

which has been

Who it

In

may

Sepahely

have hen

Guarance) waind

by Sie Ihr Avering, –

and to which the

Government could with

how appeal without a

Certain incuentaury.

Mercover it appears to me that the Ajail fo

Ford Stanley's instructions

1844 to the lyer. not to

159

Grant Crown Lands to Outlic Pustitutions for the

purposes of Endowment,

not to seven any proputin las to confine thion Grants

advantage to the publi

Evroue but

math withere such reasonable

limits

as should prevent them from obstructing tho

propres of the Colony, avoid whathishing

x

precedent which if me

admitted

lus dure

sure (from

the rase with which lands

in early days of a Colony

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