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procure the enactment of it by the Legislature of this Colony

As the Surveyor Seneral

has reported very strongly

against

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in a

this

proposed Enactment

inapplicable to this Colony

is

letter, a Copy of

which enclosed, I think it better not to enbuit the draft Prill to the Legislative Council, until further reference is made to your Grace.

All land here belonging in the first instance to the

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Crown the practice has been either to reserve it

purposes

for

Imperial

or sell it to the public

in accordance with the terms

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the Royal Charter of the flowy and the regulations laid down

for the sale

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If land by the

Secretary of State.

The land reserved for Naval and Military purposes is held by those services fre of all rent and is, besides, exempt from the local taxation to which other lands are liable. If land so handed over

for a specific purpose is not required fo

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