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The Ordinance mentioned.

The necessity for this Ordinance is as follows:-

The Reverend Ferdinand Genähr purchased the lot in question and took up the usual Crown Lease. In February 1873 he assigned it to four gentlemen who were then Trustees of the Rhenish Missionary Society;

on the 25th December, 1858.

In 1876 it was found that these Trustees were possessed of no more title to the land than the lease gave them. The Surveyor General therefore requested them to surrender their lease and to take out a new one. They duly did so and on 8 February 1877 a new lease was granted for the land but instead of it being granted in the name of Christian Wilhelm Louis and Wilhelm Heinrich Wilthey (the then surviving Trustees) simply as joint lessees, it was granted to them under the description of Trustees for the Rhenish Missionary Society which is an unincorporated body and took away from the Trustees by the description their power of making a marketable title to the property and has rendered the property practically unsaleable. In order to relieve the present representatives of the Rhenish Missionary Society of this disability this Ordinance has been passed.

(Signed) Edw J. Ackroyd,

Acting Attorney General

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The Ordinance mentioned. The necessity for this Ordinance is as follows:- The Reverend Ferdinand Genähr purchased the lot in question and took up the usual Crown Lease. In February 1873 he assigned it to four gentlemen who were then Trustees of the Rhenish Missionary Society; on the 25th December, 1858. In 1876 it was found that these Trustees were possessed of no more title to the land than the lease gave them. The Surveyor General therefore requested them to surrender their lease and to take out a new one. They duly did so and on 8 February 1877 a new lease was granted for the land but instead of it being granted in the name of Christian Wilhelm Louis and Wilhelm Heinrich Wilthey (the then surviving Trustees) simply as joint lessees, it was granted to them under the description of Trustees for the Rhenish Missionary Society which is an unincorporated body and took away from the Trustees by the description their power of making a marketable title to the property and has rendered the property practically unsaleable. In order to relieve the present representatives of the Rhenish Missionary Society of this disability this Ordinance has been passed. (Signed) Edw J. Ackroyd, Acting Attorney General
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Ordinance mentioned. The necessity for essity for this Ordinuusee ~ ariow, as follows: - The Reverend Ferdinand Genähr on punchowed the lot in question and took up the usual Orown Lease . In February 1873 he assigned it to four youtlemen whe the then Succotors of the Rhenish Missionary Society; the 25th December, 1858 In 1876 it was found that thes Fustéeswere possessed of two surviving more loud than the leave a title to. gave. them The Surveyor Several therefore requested them to surrender their lease and to take out a new one. They gly did so and on. Sebruary 1877 a new leave Avao granted for the land but instead of it being grant ue of ted in the name Christian Wilhelm Louis and Wilhelm "Heinrich Wilthey (the then surviving brustees brustees) simply as joint leuant, it was 24 granted to them under the description of Trustees for the Rhonish Missionary Society which is an: unincorporated body and took this away from the Trustees by the description their power of making a marketable title to the property and has rendered the property practically unsaleable. In order to relieve the present representatives of the Rhenish Missionary Society of this dicability this Ordinance has been passed. (Signed) Edw J. Ackroyd, & Acting Attorney General
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Ordinance mentioned.

The necessity for

essity for this Ordinuusee ~

ariow, as follows: -

The Reverend Ferdinand Genähr

on

punchowed the lot in question and took up the usual Orown Lease . In February 1873 he assigned it to four youtlemen whe the then Succotors of the Rhenish Missionary Society;

the 25th December, 1858

In 1876 it was found that thes Fustéeswere possessed of

two surviving

more loud than the leave

a

title to.

gave.

them

The Surveyor Several therefore requested them to surrender their lease

and to take out a new one.

They

gly did so and on.

Sebruary 1877 a new

leave

Avao

granted for the land but instead of

it being grant

ue of

ted in the name

Christian Wilhelm Louis and Wilhelm

"Heinrich Wilthey (the then surviving

brustees

brustees) simply as joint leuant,

it was

24

granted to them under the description of Trustees for the Rhonish Missionary Society which is an:

unincorporated body and took

this away from the Trustees by the description their power of making a marketable title to the property and has rendered the property practically unsaleable. In order to relieve the present representatives of the Rhenish Missionary Society of this dicability this Ordinance has been passed.

(Signed) Edw J. Ackroyd,

&

Acting Attorney General

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