the ground dont since he has a family to maintain, your petitioner humbly begs that he
may be permitted to resign ground to Government from the
25th December 1847, and he will
Sterling
Government Bond
pay the
the arrears
of 254.10l.: 10 Couls
20 June just.
the
including expenses of the Courts,
in
monthly instalments of 6 dollars, to be deducted from his
or
into
wages and
that account he has also entered
bond. For which act of
charity your petitioner shall ever
pray?
(signed) Ching Gin
Victoria 4th February
1848.
[illegible]
Note. Ground Rent
Fees of Court —
$201.60.
52.50:
Total $254.10.
I have the honour to acknow:
ledge the receipt of your
letter No. 36 of the 3d of March and No.
of the 20th of March last recommending the resumption by the Crown of certain Lots
of Land in Hong Kong held respectively by Messrs.
a white and
the Chinese named
-Zii Sen.
& Cheng
in these cases also not