CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12] — Page 398

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General of the Straits Settlements the latest edition (so far) of his Bill.

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informed by the Deputy

Land Officer that the actual (roww Leases

are usually hold back and not.

granted till the conditions precedent stipulated

the

Agreement.

& contained in the

for by conditions of sale of the Lease have been

complied with. This is why I have validated existing Agreements for

Leases which, of.

binding

[LA

ree, are as

equitably

the Caron as if the actual

Lease had been granted.

(10.) As regards the Marine fot holders, they have always claimed that the Crown could not, without Statutores authority, such as that conferred by the Praya Reclamation Ordinance, 1889,

access to the sea or creet piers

bar their

in front of their Marine Lots without their consent, I have not been the

practice to grant Crown Leases of foreshore of sea bed in front of such