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of this opinion that I addressed Your Lordship on the subject in March last, and in reply Your Lordship stated in your despatch of the 3rd of June that you did not think it expedient that power should be given to the lessee to commute at his option any portion of the rental.

4. But it is not any commutation of the rental that is desired. What I would propose to Your Lordship is that the purchaser may be allowed to convert a portion of his premium into a fixed rent charge to be paid together with, and in addition to the rent subject to which the land was sold. This is what I understand to have been suggested by Sir G. W. Des Vœux.

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of this opinion that I addressed Your Lordship on the subject in March last, and in reply Your Lordship stated in your despatch of the 3rd of June that you did not think it expedient that power should be given to the lessee to commute at his option any portion of the rental. 4. But it is not any commutation of the rental that is desired. What I would propose to Your Lordship is that the purchaser may be allowed to convert a portion of his premium into a fixed rent charge to be paid together with, and in addition to the rent subject to which the land was sold. This is what I understand to have been suggested by Sir G. W. Des Vœux.
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of this opinion that I addressed Your Lordship the subject in March last, and in reply Your Lordship stated in your the despatch of the 3rd of June. that did not think it you. expedient that power should be given to the lessee to commute at his option any portion of the rental. 4. But it is not any commutation of the rental that 21 322 that is desired. What I would propose to your, Lordship is that the purchaser may to convert his be allowed premium, a portion of it, into a fixed rent charge to be paid together with, and in addition to the rent subject to which the land was sold. This is what I understand to have been suggested by dir G. W. Dos Vœuxe
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of this opinion that I addressed Your Lordship

the subject in March

last, and in reply Your Lordship stated in

your the

despatch of the 3rd of June.

that

did not think it

you. expedient that power should be given to the lessee to commute at his

option any portion of the

rental.

4.

But it is not

any

commutation of the rental

that

21

322

that is desired. What I would propose to your, Lordship is that the purchaser may

to convert his

be allowed

premium,

a portion of it, into a fixed rent charge to be paid together with, and in addition to the rent subject

to which the land was

sold.

This is what I

understand to have been

suggested by dir G. W. Dos

Vœuxe

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