It was primarily rural holdings rented out for cash, but also some urban properties in London.

Indeed, subsidies "aimed at distressed urban properties can deliver significant benefits," the study said.

He leased valuable urban properties, traded coffee and imported French products to the colony.

Such projects aim to make better use of urban property that is underutilized.

Companies from abroad can rarely afford the astronomical prices of urban property, they say.

The Government controls banking, insurance, major industries, about 80 percent of foreign trade and much urban property and agricultural land.

Subsidies "aimed at distressed urban properties can deliver significant benefits to the surrounding community," the study said.

A year latter, all urban properties were confiscated too.

The southern section of the county is mix of agriculture, urban and lakefront properties.

The other method was to boost the population and the urban revenue by selling off urban properties.