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for Villas, no single plot of land in the whole of Victoria is now for sale by Government, or capable of being built upon. Some portion of the Military Cantonment may at some time be available for Villa Residences only.

"Some sales of Land appear to be contemplated and this may account for the estimated sum of £15,000.

Whether or no there have been or will be sales in 1863, there is no half-yearly return of sales at the disposal of the Government. The abutting sites on Queens Road, would be of considerable value and advantage to the Colony, the present break caused by the Barracks and other Military and Naval Buildings, interfering materially with the proper continuity which is so indispensable.

There is nothing to show in the Return of Sales for January 1863 having been received, but if Estimates are to be considered of any value, there is no good reason for calculations upon the £15,000 as the amount of probable Revenue for 1863. And it may also be remarked that loss of revenue from sales was not limited to the Hill Land in sight of here - but that as regarded commercial Cities...

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260 1 D for Villas, no single plot of land in the whole of Victoria is now for sale by Government, or capable of being built upon. Some portion of the Military Cantonment may at some time be available for Villa Residences only. "Some sales of Land appear to be contemplated and this may account for the estimated sum of £15,000. Whether or no there have been or will be sales in 1863, there is no half-yearly return of sales at the disposal of the Government. The abutting sites on Queens Road, would be of considerable value and advantage to the Colony, the present break caused by the Barracks and other Military and Naval Buildings, interfering materially with the proper continuity which is so indispensable. There is nothing to show in the Return of Sales for January 1863 having been received, but if Estimates are to be considered of any value, there is no good reason for calculations upon the £15,000 as the amount of probable Revenue for 1863. And it may also be remarked that loss of revenue from sales was not limited to the Hill Land in sight of here - but that as regarded commercial Cities...
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260 1 D for Villas, no single plot of in the whole of land Victoria of amy. Government, or capable of size or value is now for sale by being built upon. Some portion of the Military Cantonment may at a of the Cantonment is available for Villa Residences only. " some sales of Land appear to be contemplated and this may account for the estimated son of £15,000. Whether or no there have be at the disposal been or will be sales in 1863, there no half yearly fulme day of the Government. The abutting sites the sea Queens in Road, would be of Considerable value and Advantage to the Colony, the present break cansed by the Barracks and other Military and Kaval Buildings, interfering materially with the proper continuity which is so indispensable is nothing to show Return of Sales for January 1863 having been received_ but if Estimates are to be considered of any value, there wno good reason for calculations upon the £15,000 as the amount of probable Revenue for 1863. And it in all Come may also Revenue from remarked. Sales that loss of was not lust :mercial Cities: the Hill Land sight of here - but that as regarded of the
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for Villas, no single plot of

in the whole

of

land

Victoria of amy.

Government, or capable of

size

or value

is now

for sale

by

being

built upon. Some portion

of the Military Cantonment may

at

a

of the Cantonment is available for Villa Residences only. "

some sales of Land

appear to be contemplated and this

may account for the estimated son

of £15,000.

Whether or no there have

be at the disposal

been

or will be sales in 1863, there

no half yearly

fulme day of the Government. The

abutting

sites

the sea

Queens

in

Road, would be of Considerable

value and

Advantage to the Colony, the present break cansed by the Barracks

and other Military

and

Kaval

Buildings, interfering materially

with the proper continuity which

is so

indispensable

is nothing to show

Return of Sales for January 1863 having

been received_ but if Estimates

are

to be considered of any value, there wno good reason for calculations upon the £15,000

as the amount of

probable Revenue for 1863. And it

in

all Come

may also Revenue from

remarked.

Sales

that

loss of

was not

lust

:mercial Cities: the Hill Land

sight of here - but that as regarded

of

the

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