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Taylor which are suffering and the authority of the Government and its good faith are all involved in this matter.

Any attempt to remove them by Civil process would be vain and in fact harsh and cruel - if it could be done.

I can see no relief except by the Government providing other homes for them and exercising its authority and power to compel the removal.  Unless this be done then the Farm is virtually confiscated by the very act of so-called restitution.

I have thus stated frankly and fully my views on this troublesome question the difficulties of which on all sides I duly appreciate.  I think they have been increased by not impressing on the minds of the occupants that the Government required them to vacate and would enforce its requirements.  Indeed Major R was told on Saturday by two of them that they did not believe that the Farm had been restored and I [[strikethrough]] dont [[/strikethrough]] doubt not in spite of your assurance to the contrary that most of them are under the impression that they will be protected by the Government - in remaining on the farm

I respectfully submit that it is due to Mr. Taylor that there should be some more positive action taken by the Government to restore to him his Farm by the removal of the greater part of the occupants and that in the meantime he should be compensated for the deprivation of his farm as was done last year.

Yours very respectfully
Tazewell Taylor
Attorney for W E Taylor