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is known as a

Squatter's licence

and which are now

being

settled by the Squatters Board

under the provisions of Ordin- ance W. 27 of 1890 it appears - undesirable to continue such form of land tenure in ~

a

the Colony

I have consequently

given instructions that no more licences of the above

nature are

to be issued.

It however appears desirable in dealing with ~ brown

brown lands outside the city

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of Victoria and the more im- portant villages of the Colony

that the Governor should have. power to issue leases for the tenure of such land for peri- ods not exceeding five years, in the initial stages of t

for i

the

development of such lands~

are not willing

o

persons

to in

our the expenditure necessary

for the purchase of lots long term of lease other hand are

on a

nor on

the

they prepared

to

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