CO129-252 - Acting Governor Barker & Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1891 [12] — Page 173

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Des Vaux's despatch Nr 130 of the 1st &

No of May, 1891.

Your Lordship will recollect that it was found advisable to reduce the fee paid by the present : Farmer from $39800 to #35,800 a _

· month and to allow $5,000 per month of this latter amount to stand over

· till the expiration of the present lease i.e. the 29th of February

1892 on which date the accumulated amount so

outstanding viz. $60,000 was to be deducted from the ~ farmer's

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farmer's security of $80,000. The total amount due from him in 1892 will therefore

be Fee for January and February

1892 @ $30,800-

a

$61.600.

Arrears from March, 1891- February 1892 @ $5,000 per month - $60,000

The

New

$121,600

Farm has been

estimated to let at the

same.

figure as the present Farm brought in in 1889 vir. #39.80€

per

25

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