No. 28. Financial
July jas.
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1004 dang hong
Victoria, Honghong,
171
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My Lord,
10th March, 18415.
With reference to your Lordship's Despatch, N. 51, of the 19th October, requiring to be furnished with a fuller explanation of the circumstances under which the purchase in perpetuity certain lands in the Wongneichung and Sookunpoo valleys, I beg to state as follows:
The rule laid down since the occupation of the island has been, that the property in land of those Chinese who possessed it previous to the cession of the island should be respected, but none other. The land in question is among the oldest in the Island under cultivation, being prior to the cession.
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The Right Honorable
The Lord Stanley
Yo.
Yo.
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No. 28. Financial
July jas.
Anout 127 -8 Page pr
1004 dang hong
Victoria, Honghong,
171
19
My Lord,
10th March, 18415.
With reference to your Lordship's Despatch, N. 51, of the 19th October, requiring to be furnished with a fuller explanation of the circumstances under which the purchase in perpetuity certain lands in the Wongneichung and Sookunpoo valleys, I beg to state as follows:
The rule laid down since the occupation of the island has been, that the property in land of those Chinese who possessed it previous to the cession of the island should be respected, but none other. The land in question is among the oldest in the Island under cultivation, being prior to the cession.
The Right Honorable
The Lord Stanley
Yo.
Yo.
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July jas.
Anout 127 -8 Page pr
1004 dang hong
Victoria, Honghong,
171
19
My Lord,
10th March, 18415.
With reference to your Lordship's Despatch, N. 51, of the 19th October, requiring to be furnished with a fuller explanation
of the circumstances under which
of the
was made
7
a.
purchase in perpetuity certain lands in the Wongneichung and
Sookunpoo valleys, I beg to state as
follows:
The rule laid down since. the
were
occupation of the island. has been, that the property in land. of there. Chinese who
possessed previous folony should be respected, but none other._._. The land in question is among
us to the cession of the
the oldest
in the Island under cultivation, being
The Night Honorable,
The Lord Stanley
Yo.
Yo.
The final version should be represented as is, directly converting the corrected text into HTML format without any further editing. The initial correction aimed to improve readability. However, the task requires a strict adherence to the original text's integrity, correcting only for spelling, spacing, and formatting as per the guidelines. Thus, the corrected version directly in HTML, following the original structure and content closely:No. 28. Financial
July jas.
Anout 127 -8 Page pr
1004 dang hong
Victoria, Honghong,
171
19
My Lord,
10th March, 18415.
With reference to your Lordship's Despatch, N. 51, of the 19th October, requiring to be furnished with a fuller explanation of the circumstances under which the purchase in perpetuity certain lands in the Wongneichung and Sookunpoo valleys, I beg to state as follows:
The rule laid down since the occupation of the island has been, that the property in land of those Chinese who possessed it previous to the cession of the island should be respected, but none other. The land in question is among the oldest in the Island under cultivation, being prior to the cession.
The Right Honorable
The Lord Stanley
Yo.
Yo.
Revised to the exact representation as requested:No. 28. Financial
July jas.
Anout 127 -8 Page pr
1004 dang hong
Victoria, Honghong,
171
19
My Lord,
10th March, 18415.
With reference to your Lordship's Despatch, N. 51, of the 19th October, requiring to be furnished with a fuller explanation
of the circumstances under which
of the
was made
7
a.
purchase in perpetuity certain lands in the Wongneichung and
Sookunpoo valleys, I beg to state as
follows:
The rule laid down since. the
were
occupation of the island. has been, that the property in land. of there. Chinese who
possessed previous folony should be respected, but none other._._. The land in question is among
us to the cession of the
the oldest
in the Island under cultivation, being
The Night Honorable,
The Lord Stanley
Yo.
Yo.