CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 52

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them had become either insolvent, or abandonment of their purchases, many of so that to press the Government claims would have led to their absconding or becoming insolvent, in which case the money already expended on the Sea Wall would have been wholly lost, and it must have been continued entirely at the cost of the Government, itself almost insolvent at the time.

12. These were the leading points in the case when on the 14th February last I received a petition from the tenants of the Marine Lots praying for a reduction of their rent to one fourth of its present scale, and if that request could not be complied with that the Government should accept the surrender of all the Lots both Inland and Marine, and should then proceed to reclaim and fill them in, constructing the Sea Wall at the expense of the colony. When all this was done the petitioners suggested that the lots should be resold and the proceeds of the sale devoted to repaying the present tenants the value of all buildings then erected and of all outlay incurred on the sea wall, and to reimburse the Government for its outlay, to repay the tenants all rents previously paid with eight percent interest on their outlay.

13. I doubt if it be possible to imagine a more extraordinary request preferred to

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8 9° AS them had become either insolvent, or abandonment of their purchases, many of so that to press the Government claims would have led to their absconding or becoming insolvent, in which case the money already expended on the Sea Wall would have been wholly lost, and it must have been continued entirely at the cost of the Government, itself almost insolvent at the time. 12. These were the leading points in the case when on the 14th February last I received a petition from the tenants of the Marine Lots praying for a reduction of their rent to one fourth of its present scale, and if that request could not be complied with that the Government should accept the surrender of all the Lots both Inland and Marine, and should then proceed to reclaim and fill them in, constructing the Sea Wall at the expense of the colony. When all this was done the petitioners suggested that the lots should be resold and the proceeds of the sale devoted to repaying the present tenants the value of all buildings then erected and of all outlay incurred on the sea wall, and to reimburse the Government for its outlay, to repay the tenants all rents previously paid with eight percent interest on their outlay. 13. I doubt if it be possible to imagine a more extraordinary request preferred to
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8

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them had become either insolvent, or

abandonment of their purchases,

abo

many

of

so

that to prefs the Government

nearly so, that to

claims would have led to their absconding becoming insolvent, in which case wither

e

the

money already expended

on the Sea.

Wall would have been wholly lost,

var

it

must have been continued entirely at the cast of the Government. itself almost

insolvent at the time.

12.

These were the leading paints

the case when

om

in

the 14th February last

C

I received a petition from the tenants of

the Moarine Loto praying for

reduction of their rent to one

aw

absolute

fourth of

ito present scale, aut if that request could not be complied with that the Government

1/4

ཚང་མིན་ན་ས་ ་

*

should

accept

the surrender of all the

Lots both Inland and Marine, aud

should then proceed to reclaim and fill them in, constructing

was

constructing the Sea. Wall at the expense of the balony. When all this done the petitioners suggested that the loto should be resold and the proceeds of

the sale devoted to repaying the present tinants the value of all buildings then

erected and of all outlay incurred

sea wall.

Indly to reimburse the

Government for its outlay to repay

on the

C#

the

tenants all rents previously paid! with

eight per

rento yo yo

13.

cent interest

om

their outlay and

I doubt if it be pofsible to imagine

a more

extraordinary request preferred to

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