CO129-189 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [7-9] — Page 263

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Crown Leases have been exceeded, and encroachments allowed on Crown Lands for which encroachments have been paid.

As an illustration of this, I enclose some recent correspondence and minutes respecting the former property of Gibb, Livingston & Co.

Your Lordship will see that, in this case, no rent has been paid.

I have been unable to ascertain how Messrs Gibb, Livingston & Co. obtained this land thirty-nine years ago without paying any premium to the Crown for it, whilst they now sell it to Chinese.

Acting on the Surveyor-General's suggestion and the usual practice, I have increased the Crown rent from $779.14 to $795.31, being the rate that should have been paid in 1841. However, I have caused it to be publicly notified that in all future cases of the kind, I shall expect a premium or a higher proportional rent. A gentleman would be charged a premium seven times the total sum greater than they paid the Crown in the shape of annual rents for the last thirty-nine years.

The transaction is, however, a good proof of the prosperity of the Colony.

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Crown Leases have been exceeded, and encroachments allowed on Crown Lands for which encroachments have been paid. As an illustration of this, I enclose some recent correspondence and minutes respecting the former property of Gibb, Livingston & Co. Your Lordship will see that, in this case, no rent has been paid. I have been unable to ascertain how Messrs Gibb, Livingston & Co. obtained this land thirty-nine years ago without paying any premium to the Crown for it, whilst they now sell it to Chinese. Acting on the Surveyor-General's suggestion and the usual practice, I have increased the Crown rent from $779.14 to $795.31, being the rate that should have been paid in 1841. However, I have caused it to be publicly notified that in all future cases of the kind, I shall expect a premium or a higher proportional rent. A gentleman would be charged a premium seven times the total sum greater than they paid the Crown in the shape of annual rents for the last thirty-nine years. The transaction is, however, a good proof of the prosperity of the Colony.
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261

Crown Leases have been exceeded, and encroachments allowed on Crown Lands

for which encroachments

been

paid.

As

an

no

rent has

illustration of this

I enclose some recent correspondence.

and minutes respecting the former

· property of Gibb Livingston 4 6.

の

that, in

Your Lordship will see

rent.

3.

I have been unable to ascertain how Mess 20 Gibb

Co

Livingston + 6. obtained this ~

I who land.

thirty

without

-nine

years ago.

paying any premium

to the brown for it, whilst.

they

now sell it to

d

Chinese

this

case,

acting on the Surveyor

practice I have

Mow

increased the

-General's suggestion and the usual

- Crown rent from $779.14 to $795.31 being the rate that should have been paid in 1841, but I have caused it to be publicly notified that in all future

ases of the kind I shall expect premium

um or a

d

higher proportional

gentleman for a premium

seven

times

total sum

greater

than the

they paid the brown in the shape of annual rents for the last thirty

years.

nine

The transaction is

however a good proof of the prosperity of

the

Colony.

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