226 TRINIDAD. 



" COURT OF INTEND ANT. 



" 6th January, 1855. 



"The sale of the house and 16 acres of land, in Caroni, called 'La Pales- 

 tine,' the property of Jean R. Creteau, is hereby set aside and annulled. 



" H. T. BOWEN. 

 "CHAS. ELLIOT. 

 " Before me, J. S. BURKE, Escribano." 



The estate " La Cardonniere," situate in the ward of Mayaro, 

 and containing 115 acres of land, had been returned by the 

 warden as in default, though the rate had been paid on a part of 

 the estate. J. S. Agostini, barrister, bought the same at the public 

 auction, had the deed of sale duly registered, arid immediately 

 sold it to one Justin Noble, at a large profit, the deed of sale 

 being also duly registered. The party who had paid the tax on the 

 part of the estate petitioned the governor, and an order was issued 

 annulling the sale, and prescribing the purchaser to return the 

 property on being reimbursed the price and expenses. This Mr. 

 Agostini opposed, on the plea of inconsistency and the impossibility 

 of its being enforced, since he was no longer the owner of 

 " La Cardonniere." Lord Harris, on due consideration given 

 to the matter, and after obtaining the opinion of the attorney- 

 general and chief justice, caused a new order to be issued, vary- 

 ing the second decree, and making good such part of it ; as 

 had reference to that portion of the property upon which the tax 

 had been paid. 



It is provided in the ordinance of 1852, that any person 

 purchasing a property put up for sale by the Court of Intendant, 

 must pay the purchase money in cash at the conclusion of the 

 sale failing which, the property becomes forfeited to the crown, 

 to the exclusion of the other bidders, and the detriment of the 

 defaulter. It is useless to enter into explanations to prove 

 the injustice of such a proviso, but I will mention two facts 

 connected with the same. 



The Mount Annan estate, situate in the ward of Carapichaima, 

 had been advertised and exposed for sale, on the 28th of August, 

 1855, for the sum of 54 dollars, being arrears of ward-rates. 

 Mr. E. D. Faure, who had some claim on the estate, offered the 

 sum of 500 dollars ; another individual having made a higher bid, 



