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Gascoigne's derf. No. 253 of the 14th of June

2. I shall be glad if informed whether it is proposed that the Land Court shall continue in existence for the purpose of hearing and determining claims to rent in the New Territory, after the work of dealing with claims in relation to the ownership of land, for which it was appointed, has been brought to an end.

3. From the report noted in the margin, it is clear that it was intended that when that Court had finished its work over the New Territory it should be formally dissolved, and it appears to me hardly necessary to establish a permanent Court for the purpose of hearing rent cases, if in the territory any Court upon which the jurisdiction created by this ordinance could equally conveniently be conferred will be carried out.

4. I do not understand the statement in the report of the Acting Attorney General, which implies that claims for rent in the New Territory have hitherto been heard in Victoria. I understood that...

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Gascoigne's derf. No. 253 of the 14th of June 2. I shall be glad if informed whether it is proposed that the Land Court shall continue in existence for the purpose of hearing and determining claims to rent in the New Territory, after the work of dealing with claims in relation to the ownership of land, for which it was appointed, has been brought to an end. 3. From the report noted in the margin, it is clear that it was intended that when that Court had finished its work over the New Territory it should be formally dissolved, and it appears to me hardly necessary to establish a permanent Court for the purpose of hearing rent cases, if in the territory any Court upon which the jurisdiction created by this ordinance could equally conveniently be conferred will be carried out. 4. I do not understand the statement in the report of the Acting Attorney General, which implies that claims for rent in the New Territory have hitherto been heard in Victoria. I understood that...
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"Gascoigne's derf. No. 253 of the 14th of June

Mast

2. Ishall begled the informed whether it is proposed that the Land Court shall

Continue in existency penfore of for the perfore hearing and determining claims to rent in the New Finitay, after the work of desetting, Jamis in relation to the cunendlich of land, for which it

aisuiall apported

was

has been brought to an

end.

3. From the

Si H. Blake 126. 300

150253

Attorney Gennal.

refort-

342

21

con noted in the margin s.ots.

it is clean that it was untended that

M

when that Court had

finished its work our the

New Tonetary it should be formally dissolved, and it appears to

M

hardly

that it mild had forty

would

new

fermanent

necessary to estalglish

Count tamant for the

punfore of rearing

if

in the territory any Count upon which the jurisdiction

these rent cases,

there is in existence

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created by work could equally

this ordinance could

conveniently be confered

will be carried out. 4.

4.

ми

I do not,

derstand

refort the statement thest of the

Acting Attany Gernal, which infleis that clams for rent in the New Tertiary

hitherto been have the way coure at heard in Victoria Junderstood that

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