CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 827

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This would account for the great uneasiness displayed and for the ultimate determination to combine and offer resistance to our occupation of the territory. I consider it of great importance that the people should be fully informed as to our intention not to interfere with their holding of land, and the fact that this Government issued a notice that sales of land effected since the date of the Convention would not necessarily be acknowledged should also be freely circulated. Should it come to your knowledge that land was purchased under its value by the Syndicate in consequence of the false representations that I have mentioned, such sales should be declared null and void if the seller so wishes and is prepared to return the consideration paid.

Having regard to all the circumstances preceding the combined opposition I do not consider it just or expedient that a vindictive retribution should be exacted. Doubtless clemency may be misunderstood; but the fault has been sharply punished, and the evidence is before the eyes of the people that swift punishment will follow any similar attempt, the power to impose a special police tax upon a district in the event of crime for which no person has been made amenable, will I expect, act as a salutary deterrent. I shall be glad to have a report from you upon the proceedings of the Syndicate mentioned.

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803 This would account for the great uneasiness displayed and for the ultimate determination to combine and offer resistance to our occupation of the territory. I consider it of great importance that the people should be fully informed as to our intention not to interfere with their holding of land, and the fact that this Government issued a notice that sales of land effected since the date of the Convention would not necessarily be acknowledged should also be freely circulated. Should it come to your knowledge that land was purchased under its value by the Syndicate in consequence of the false representations that I have mentioned, such sales should be declared null and void if the seller so wishes and is prepared to return the consideration paid. Having regard to all the circumstances preceding the combined opposition I do not consider it just or expedient that a vindictive retribution should be exacted. Doubtless clemency may be misunderstood; but the fault has been sharply punished, and the evidence is before the eyes of the people that swift punishment will follow any similar attempt, the power to impose a special police tax upon a district in the event of crime for which no person has been made amenable, will I expect, act as a salutary deterrent. I shall be glad to have a report from you upon the proceedings of the Syndicate mentioned.

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803 This would account for the great uneasiness displayed and for the ultimate determination to combine and offer resistance to our occupation of the territory. I consider it of great import- ance that the people should be fully informed as to our inten- tion not to interfere with their holding of land, and the fact that this Government issued a notice that sales of land effected since the date of the Convention would not necessarily be ack← nowledged should also be freely circulated. Should it come to your knowledge that land was purchased under its value by the Syndicate in consequence of the false representations that I have mentioned, such sales should be declared null and void if the seller so wishes and is prepared to return the consideration paid. Having regard to all the circumstances preceding the combined opposition I do not consider it just or expedient that a vindictive retribution should be exacted. Doubt- while less clemency may be misunderstood; but the fault has been sharp- ly furnished, and the evidence is before the eyes of the people that swift punishment will follow any similar attempt, the power to impose a special police tax upon a distriot in the event of crime for which no person has been made amenable, will I expect, act as a salutary deterrent. I shall be glad to have a report from you upon the proceedings of the Syndicate mention- ed

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803

This would account for the great uneasiness displayed and for

the ultimate determination to combine and offer resistance to

our occupation of the territory. I consider it of great import-

ance that the people should be fully informed as to our inten-

tion not to interfere with their holding of land, and the fact

that this Government issued a notice that sales of land effected

since the date of the Convention would not necessarily be ack←

nowledged should also be freely circulated. Should it come to

your knowledge that land was purchased under its value by the

Syndicate in consequence of the false representations that I

have mentioned, such sales should be declared null and void if

the seller so wishes and is prepared to return the consideration

paid.

Having regard to all the circumstances

preceding the combined opposition I do not consider it just or

expedient that a vindictive retribution should be exacted. Doubt-

while

less clemency may be misunderstood; but the fault has been sharp-

ly furnished, and the evidence is before the eyes of the people

that swift punishment will follow any similar attempt,

the power to impose a special police tax upon a distriot in the

event of crime for which no person has been made amenable, will

I expect, act as a salutary deterrent. I shall be glad to have

a report from you upon the proceedings of the Syndicate mention-

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