CO129-267 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [4-6] — Page 359

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their own motion d withon't in

Tower

colmial government. paid of

a

price

1

consulting

the

amy way and and they presumably portrayed

consequence of

in

of the existence

the frown rent. There is, it slems to possible ground for

now clai

claiming

me,

no

that the frown

rent, which is a mere incident in the transaction

should disappear

I should theep a point like this quite clear

the colonial

of the general question

as to how far Imperial governments should share the

as

the Was office as any other tenant

cost of mikilay works d

& buildings.

& treat

The base agent

C.PL

29. June

Ihmer hereaftadell this lot the parice comer

356

The

So

Imperial Treasury as the lenan was bougle from Iompinar

Bought

Funds; and ar Must Rep. The rent alir so that

Burchner from 25.0. comer pong it & the [dmy.

dung

I think the forernas Inopow is the right one- cuiht

Ja

account with the rent, & do out ask W.0. & pay it in

Money -

This will show that the land is only under hade of

that the prechode umain, in the [mo

$. July

2/

chafed get th

Iuppar

Ru

lue

Coneumeuré.

соборе

wa

The Crown does not issue gras. to in fear of lands in Itinshory as is

done in other cotsies, but grants leases for long terms at Modwat vints. The War Office have now tought- Terant of demers to paying the rent to the Colonial foot. They

Finants

one

ominany lives

of thear leases from the Crown

Ar

of Course our

I might & pay like the others. But if the land Iven not under have the 2.0. comes under the recent agrument call upon the Colony to guessish the site taking credit fwrite Value in the special account; and are could not succesfully resist a claim besthem to deal with the unt on the dams principle. We cannot consent to the rent bring 14 linquishal, for if W.O.

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