quarry latorer or fisherman who holds a squatters license in the villages We who
May
be fairly looked upon to repre- - sent the middle class of the colony would appear to stand the risk of falling between two stools being on the one hand of incuf - - ficient conseguence to possess any
influence and on the other hand not Cufficiently poor and wretched to excite philanthropic commiseration.
Garden Loto was
Building
on
local
fruly permitted up to the receipt of Sis Lordships decision respecting the new 75 years leases but from that time all building in the terms of
has been stopped by the Govern
Our Attesd meat-
ment till are settled. The delay in this settlement is therefore very discouraging and bears- with great hardship
on those who are anxious
to bined on and enjoy their lots; the average
term of Colonial residence
beny chorter in tropical than in temperate Colonies It would be a
a great
boon to us therefore if one assessment could be settled on
Rural Building Lots elsewhere in the Colony, where there is some sort,
port for starting formwener His Lordships the Eart
pont.
the basis
Derby
in Considering my statement in "Connection with the report o
the Stongkong Gemment should still have
any doubt About the merits of the case or consider that the Gotholders ought to be dealt with not as a whole in an all hound dort of way but individually according to their respective merito, and such circumstances as the position of the lot, its suitability for Rural Building
and Settlement without
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of
indereck
of
his
much sublay, the amount benefit which the lotholder's improvemento have conferred upon others, the circumstances = of his original title and the length occupation, I would earnestly bey that such : questions should if possible be heard before The law officers of the Crown on the basis of mstructions from this Loristup
Ordinance XII of 18770 for enfor.
-cing the rights of the Orown to re-enter on Case of breach of Covenant by the Lessu provides that where the Crown has resumed its Lessees land and defuses him relief he can have the case heard before the Supreme Court in its Equitable jurisdiction and a similar ordinance applicable to questions of this sort mist of assessment
form "would sctile such difficulties once
All or
afford a remedy always available
for doing so I hope this Lordship will consches
an in.
that I have made out come dort of case that the good faith of the Government is pledged to us in the matter of an - proved tenure and that it should not
that of be upon forbidding terms. it were not so are might reasonably ex- -pect to be treated
terms with
other Crown Lessees for similar leases
the Colony. is other mural parts of
I would assure Itis Lordships that comfor from being unwilling to pay for our better
tenure those
us who might reasonably expect a free title for come portion of not all of our land would be willing & accept an all round assessment at a reasonable rate rather than that
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