CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3] — Page 410

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And mprovement in all the Government ground, situate in the rughbourhood of the Peak, as well in the rental value the

ground asin furthering the adoption of the locality

for

residental purposes.

That when the first Rural Building

Lob were sold at the Peak the Crown rental charged by the Goverment was $14 per acre per annum while the Farm Low

were

onginally rented at the beat at $10 peracie but that since Cetitioners'

your moneys have been expended as

before

mentioned the Crown rental value has

increased more than double, the price how

-fixed by Covernment being

per annum.

$30 per acue

That the premium paid for Crown

Leases at the leak at the time when the first s Farm hot was sold was $80 per acre but

that since

your

Petitioners moneys

have been

expended as before mentioned it has been increased to $4,60 pe acu.

That when the Suland Rots of Victoria were first granted by the Government on hease and up to the year 1849 all the heases were granted for terms of 75 years only - the same as the leases for Rural Bu

Building Lots.

and Farm

That the rent charged by Government for several of such Inland Rob did not then

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And