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extension of the Colony Plan, or adoption of some
other mode of disposing of Convicts) perhaps not above
100 are received into this 100,000 House. What is
the consequence? that for each Convict House rent
alone (5000 at 5 per Cent) comes to 50 a year. On Mr Bentham's plan it comes to 9 a year, and
that for two years only.

A plain proof that all idea of refunding was
out of the question, or rather that it was perfectly
understood that nothing should be refunded, is, that
Mr Bentham was, for months together, with the
privit of Government and at the recommendation of
Government, in treaty on his own account with the
Proprietors for the purchase of the Land: Government
having agreed to advance the purchase money in that
case to Mr Bentham for a short time. The Proprietors
not complying; an Act of Parliament for
this and other purposes was thought necessary: and
upon that occasion it was, that it was notified to
Mr Bentham, as the determination of Government,
that the Ground should be purchased, not on Mr
Bentham's account, but on the account of Government:
but that due satisfaction should be made to Mr
Bentham and his Representatives. No reason was
assigned for this departure: Mr Bentham's consent to it
was not called for: it was not given: he was not heard upon

Identifier: | JB/115/111/004 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 115.
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Box	115	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	111	Info in main headings field	panopt.
Image	004	Titles
Category	collectanea	Number of Pages	4
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