CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867 — Page 444

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Euarter Master Generals Office

Hong Rung

I am directed by HE the Maji

General Commanding to inform you that the

house no 4 Mosque terrace has been rented

on lease by the Controller of Arning Expenditure

H. He? Gonemment from the 23 ?

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behalf of H. M?

of

If April last, and to request

will accordingly

That

Eve

move the. The Governor

to cause excumption of this house from the

assessment of

local rates

and taxes to

be made from the above date.

I have the hours to transmit

copy of a letter from the late Attorney General

dated 12th April 1865%, by which it

that fremises

appears

Gonem ment

LATE

leased to H. M?

are exempt from taseation

the part of

occupiers.

The Acting Colonial

Secretary

(winer

as well as

I have etc.

(sd) Ir Shaw

Acts. Dagm

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15 May 18.

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The Attorney Gen "Office

April

12. 18650

Jam in receipt of you

Com

Munication of resterday's date, wherein

you request my opinion Shether Buildings

Iwelling Houses and Erdowns

such as

hired by you for the

Government by the

mouths notice of

qean

8

Her Majesty's

with three

eurrender

Come under

the category of Government Hulting

and

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Consequently exempt from

the payment of rates and

the part of the occupier

owner

•

taxes

as well

I am of opinion that both the

Funer

and occupier of premises

as above described

There

are

ad

so exempt.

Q

two great principles

Entes applicable to this case

Thich

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have prevailed from the earliest times. The first is that the crown is

all rates unles

excemfat from

Borde

by express provision; the other

Henry Robinam Ear C. B.

Asst. Comt. General

That

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