The next year his government negotiated the purchase of the large Cunard estate which composed 15% of the island's land mass in order to redistribute the land to over 1,000 tenants but the colony lacked the funds to purchase all the island's proprietary estates.
The next year his government negotiated the purchase of the large Cunard estate. This large Cunard estate composed 15% of the island's land mass in order. This was to redistribute the land to over 1,000 tenants. The colony lacked the funds. This was to purchase all the island's proprietary estates.