SIR,
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HONG KONG, 2nd April, 1938.
On the 9th March, 1938, we were appointed by Your Excellency under the Public Seal of the Colony-
"A. to inquire into and report upon
(1) the prevalent charges for rent in the towns of Victoria and Kowloon, having regard to their rise and fall during the last ten years, and
(2) the extent to which and the manners in which tenants and landlords have been and are being affected by the sudden growth of the population of Hong Kong since the beginning of Sino-Japanese hostilities last year:
B. to receive oral and written evidence upon the foregoing
issues:
C. to make such relevant recommendations as may commend
themselves to members."
We have the honour to submit herewith our Report.
We have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Excellency's most obedient servants,
W. SCHOFIELD (Chairman),
W. J. LOCKHART-SMITH,
R. J. MINNITT.
His Excellency,
Sir GEOFFRY ALEXANDER STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, K.C.M.G.,
Governor,
HONG KONG.