CO129-267 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [4-6] — Page 235

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Wire 3 JUNT

-Minute by the Acting Colonial Treasurer

Allowing all the statements down to the ridiculous conclusion of

paragraph 9 to be correct and noting

Government did not

that

guaranke. any particular population the petition amounts to a request that the lake Afium Farmer should be let off one of the conditions of his contract on

account of circumstances over which neither party had

any

auket.

I here would not be much

equity or justice if one of the parties.

to a contract were

guaranteed against

loss while retaining any

akraordina

ry profit which might result.

If the petitioners request is

granted

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Ke

ground ( as stated in

"the concluding paragraphe ) theat the

May

lose