Le established, the amount
I which
you
will of
Course
report for my approval – but I am disposed to
Be
think that they should not; at least for affixing the seal, exceed 5 Dollars.
It only remains for me to state with reference to
The point raised by Sin H. Dettingen, in his Despatch 2037 of the 4th May last, that he appears to me to have acted judiciously in deciding that the value of
Any
4th
Lands which may require
to be resumed
for Public Purposes
should be assessed by a Jury, instead of being determined
on
the
responsibility of the Surveyor General
I have
Duplicate
Colonial Department:
26
Nel
34
Gentlemen,
Government House Victoria, (Hongkong) 15th December, 1883
Referring to the Notifications, under dates the 20th of August last, and 12th Instant, published in the Hongkong Gazettes of the 24th of August, and 14th Instant, I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to request you will, at as early a period as possible, furnish, for the consideration and ultimate instructions of Government, the result of your enquiries into the equitable claims of all Holders of Lands in this Colony.
In fulfilling this important duty
Richard Burgass,
A.
A. T. Gordon, requires
C. St George Cleverly, C. R. Stewart,