CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867 — Page 67

to be reduerd to one fourth for years from Christmas 1866- a special arrangement

with one

Jn.

bas made

of the Lefees, a chinese

named Sang- a. lok, by which be

has been allowed to throw up

the b. Loli he held, on

Raymanh of rent with the of a fine of $1000...

of all arrears addition

4.

Jam not aware that

Fir R. Mae Donnell could have

made better terms for

r the public

Man he has done. Had there

Lien

No

relaxation of

the original

bargain the Sefees

would have

relieved themselves by absconding

bankruptey, and the reccemption

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of the Lol's would have been the

lio

only remedy. But this would have been a costly one-for Government, having already laid out of 16.445, in the construction of its portion of the sea to all, and the acclamation of a lob resccord for public purfoxes, must have sucrificed that cum in addition. to of 0926, offended by the Nafees, if

the works were not continued. 5 12. Mearine Lole have already been recumed, and

which is uncertain,

apuming.

that no more

forced

の

the

eexumptions will be

Government, there

Governor

will remain, as the

or states,