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Wm. Walker & Co

Respecting forfeiture of East Haldane

[letter]

Circular Quay

Sydney 20th July

........... 21 [initials] [...] 1852

Geo. Barney Esq

Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands

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Sir

Your letter of the 21st ... (No. 286) ... May last, addressed to Mr Josuah [sic] J. Whitting ... Drayton, informing him that in Consequence of the non payment on the 5th March last of the 2nd Years [sic] rent of his Station Called East Haldane, the same had become forfeited, has been forwarded to us by that Gentleman with a request that we would explain to you the Circumstances from which the Nonpayment has arisen, and apply for an Avoidance of the forfeiture. -

Mr Whittings [sic] former Agent has gone to England without having any information or memorandum with us as to this payment, and we were in consequence ignorant that Mr Whitting had any Rent or Licence to pay at any other than the usual Annual payment in September. - Mr Whitting had assumed that we would have some Notice of the payment, in which Case it would have been duly met, and we would humbly represent

the

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the unreasonableness of so serious a forfeiture taking place (a forfeiture. which might involve the individual in ruin) without some previous public or private Notice being given, and that and mere omisssion to pay which may arise from so many simple Causes. ---

We have the honor to be

Sir,

Your most obed. Ser'ts

[signed] Wm. Walker & Co

Agents for J.J. Whitting

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(The sum herein alluded to now comes within the [...] to their hands & It may therefore I presume be remembered that the applicants have [...] to apply for a lease under the Regulation of 3rd March 1848, - nil payment for which they will [...] for a proportionate amount of the Rent paid.)

................. 23 July.

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Await return from Col. Sec'y Office

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Recommend with fine

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Colonial Secretary

......28th Aug. / '52