26th February
7848.
The Earl Grey.
Sir J. H. Davis,
1 Inclosure.
No 34.
Received
and reporting thereon. Ground Rents in Hongkong, on the subject of
Chinese Inhabitants
from the European and
Transmitting a Memorial
reduct of ground
rents is one which cannot for.
unjust to the unsuccessful bidding
highly with of land, as well as to the people of
this country since it must increase the charge to be provided for by Built on The reference to or from the land speated by I but
of the was on vertick to in the formal instruct this de collect that
The applicate
Will be listened to - Ir allow it to be
if
which I had much consment with H.B. & he concurred with me in think that the Censer ought to be made purfactual the parties obting there benefit ageing to some slight emmence of the eats in consequence.-
this
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Then to acknowledge the
despatch, with it's enclosures,
receipt of your Despatch's
934 of
list, transme
Memorial from
transmitting of the 26 of February
the
Pents in the Colony
of Hong Kong, praying for e reduction of the ground.
British, & other Subalitons
the Memorialists that, with
you will acquaint
[I have to request theb