CO129-283 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [5-6] — Page 282

IT

corres

to enclose copy of a pondence which has passed, between Commodore Swinton Holland and myself concern ing the liability of the Naval Authorities to make good to this Government the amount of the annual Crown Rent yielded by this property in

the past.

2.

Enclosu

I would point out that the revenue of the Cole my is largely derivable from band and that an assignment

of

Jar 18th 20

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of leased Crown lands from

the lesser to a purchaser would ordinarily impose

the

on

duty of

assignee the continuing to pay to the Government the Crown Rent

yielded by such-lands.

In order therefore

3.

that the Revenue may not

suffer I submit that the Crown Kent of Marine Lots Nos 20 and 21 should be an

nually paid by the Admiralty

or should be commuted at

1)