When Hong Kong was reoccupied it was proposed to defer till a future date consideration of the purchase of the Revenue from rents of Town Lots. But there afterwards some of these Lots for which the Parties found that they had bid too much and they would neither improve their Lots nor pay the Rent. It was thereupon agreed that they might surrender these Lands on paying up the arrears of Rent. I think that no better course was open to the Government, The nominal Rental however thus given up prospectively would have been upwards of £550.
The present Despatch contains a Proposal of further surrenders on the same link, of Lots upon which the annual Rental is £778.
Statement of Marine and Inland Allotments of Land held on Crown Lease, or otherwise, which the holders have petitioned to resign, and have been allowed to do so, subject to Earl Grey's decision, on payment of "arrears of Rent, up to dates specified.
No. Lot. Annual Rental Date up to which arrear are calculated. Amount of Arrears. Remarks Holder 37 £150 24th June, 1847. £24 12s 8d Paid Framjee Jamsetjee. Lease, M. 29. A. Carter 43 £3114s £107 R. Strachan! 30. A. Carter I. 120. C. Hughesdon! I. 123. C. Hughesdon. C. Hughesdon. M. 70. R. Strachan I. 97. R. Strachan. I. 129 R. Strachan. I. 194. Lease R. Strachan! 45 £92 4 Dec. £64 25 £12 £6 10s 4d # 23 £8 74 £38 160 18 £3 £6 18 £18 14s 24d None. 37 £3 12 38 £160 Not paid. £316 8s 14d £3 12 £4 £3 £4 198. R. Strachan. Dump 271. A. Shortrede 91. Bush & be 4 £182 £374 150 £281⁄2 £6 Paid 22nd January. Dir. J. F. Davis, Froughoug to The Kart N. J brey. 1 Melozure. Received Transmitting List An additional on the subject- the Colonial Government, receipt. of this Lordship's instruction of Loto to be resumed by 1 778 y my off easter base 2727 3977: schem hun g Mt. Ellect. (hey hart 1/2) and and Engiation Board? ats 25/2/40 77. Jardine, Matheson & Co. £10 4s £58 3s Lease. 多 27 £3 13s None. 44 £8 52s 79. Jardine, Matheson +bo None. M. 68. Geo. Duddell. Lease: I. 159. W. Scott 4. G. H. Barton. £9 74s £810 10s Lease Farm 9. Chow loan. 1.221 Chow loan. £718 None! 34 £593 12s 11d Colonial Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 22 January, 1848. 116 Not paid. 134177 Paid Colonial Secorchery,