CO129-285 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [9-10] — Page 331

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D. A-ty" in his Despatch, that I see no

0. A.

rahan

for repeting

of

then. I think he satisfactorily refutes most

liter

all the objections & I do not see that sufficient

reason is shown for reconsidering the precious decis

There is howeva such unanimity of opinion that the premium

paid on leaned Lands will suffer through the policy that I cannot but think that the yo O.A. & is too

hopeful when he

d that the Revenue from

Land, Sules will not be materially affected. I think

ins considering the hexene derivaber from this squa to the next few yours, with a view to the erection

Publi offres

& others pressing works it would

of

847s

"n tarity waper to allow for a uduction of havenue

last para of this Despalth

You with sea from the

that the O.A.G suggests going ung to Publica

extent of allowing Praya Reclamation

hitherts,

part to the

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sites to be

on the

leaved for 999 years as

ground

karlmer

ale

that there sites which front the likely

to be occupied by specially substantisch mercantile sites: he would however have

the Crown Reat revised every fifty years_

the following reasons both of whiye appear in the

This is bes

dealt withs

Fot

minutes on 6140, the proposal seems to me

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af

ford one In London many of

the mat Valuabe sites

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berad held

on short leaves, of

reavesemoul

of frown Reuts

thing as a fifty

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to much the same

years Lease.

It seems

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every fifty years,

me that

if

the stipulatives

0.1.G

the 138 33 of

suggested by the O.A.

his Despatch

were to be inserted in all Leases

we should break

the back of all

objections now put forward.

Before coming to a pical decision-

another fu

? Shale

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we

the

suggest the adopting of this

comme to the you'n I get an expression of

his views

See 25015

now that the is T.C.M.

on the spot.

17/1

I don't think there is any object in

consulting Sei Hy blake

sets out matters so

fully.

other wife J

agres

And

this Despatch

with his macuagh bee

? Reply that Mr Chamberlain has carefully

considered the

Memorials

enclosed in the present

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