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the land free of rent, the fee simple basis is the simplest to

adopt. If it had been intended that the benefit accruing to the

Colonial Government from the revival of Crown Rent was to be

accounted for, it would certainly have been specifically laid

down.

Another consideration will show the un-

-reasonableness of the Army Council's contention. These

Circulars amount to an agreement between the Colonial Govern-

«ment and the Departments of the Imperial Government concerned

and no party entitled to a benefit under an agreement or a

portion of an agreement can obtain the benefit, unless he per-

-forms all the obligations imposed on him.

An integral portion of the system of account

created by the Circulars is the surrender of the whole value of

lands to be kept or sold by the Colonial Government as they

think best. The Colonial Governments in return for what they

give are entitled to the benefit of any appreciation in the

value of the land while it has been in Military occupation. They

have to account for that value, but as soon as the land is sold

they have the use of the money without having to pay interest.

In this case the Army Council claim to keep the whole price for

which the land has been sold probably something like 10 times

what was paid for it - and to exact a further payment from the

Colonial Government. This is clearly contrary to the agreement.

If they want the value of the Crown Rent credited to them, they

must also give the whole value of the land to the Colonial

Government to use until such time as the Government may be

required to expend a similar amount on other Kilitary lands.

They are no more entitled to keep the proceeds of the sale of

the land and get the capital value of the Crown Rent than the

vendor of goods to keep the goods and get the price.

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Under the agreement contained in the Cir-

-culars lands bought and paid for are dealt with differently

from those acquired in other ways. The price realized on the

sale

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