ow
the Queens Road.
your occupation Instructions to this effect have been issued to the Land Officer and in accordance with the concluding paragraph of my letter above alluded to. His Excellency has been pleased to direct that the 1th of February, 1844, shall be the date on
which
you are to commence
paying rent for those Lots of Land-
Shave to (Signed) Richard Hormam.
Lieut. Buchterlony.
Madras Engineers.
Sir
Victoria, Hongkong 30 April 184th
With reference to my
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letter No: 175 of this date, I am directed to inform you
that "the Committee
appointed for the Inquiry into the equitable Claims of Holders of Lands in
this Colony to
& have classed the in your occupation on the Queens Road
the Marine Lots, and I am among
on
that
one
on the
therefore to intimate to you application of a duly authorized Attorney
the your behalf. His Excellency Governor in Council is pleased to say that the usual Lease will be granted in accordance with the terms attached to the lots placed in that class, namely the
rate at which they have
by Captain Ellick on the
average sold at the sale
letter No: 24
on the
of the 22th of July last, and to my Circular
letter
average
or
- should you prefer it
- rate of the next sale by
Public Auction of similar lots.
I have tr
(Signed Richard Hotmam
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