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made and enclosed by Mr Johnston,

Dir Henry Pottinger set foot on the Island labour.

A leaving of Wongkong tivo to walk on one occasion before the beginning of February 1842, that is about nine months after the Island occupied and Mr Johnston had been in charge of it. It is not easy to understand how Sir Henry Pottinger could fairly come to the conclusion he did on the subject.

the 9th May c). A conclusion which he did entertain drawn.

sie ĈOAer this 18/12 he did not make an inference from the sole condition.

be made when he granted Mr Johnston a Lot--wards Registered or Afterw and Numbered in due Inland Set 8o.82.

Fir So the times of Tor Henry Pottinger's Setter dated the 20th October, 1843, part of which has already been quoted – Mr Johnston Replied on the 8th November 1843 from Penang, leis way have, tendering this house for sale at the fixed price of Dr. 13,104. (Hong Kong currency at that time at a discount, ini begy'd that if Government preferred purchasing, to denting his house, that the Treasurer might be instructed to hand over the amount specified to his agent.

on his return to the Colony of Hong Kong, W. Johnston levent that the Government agent frore leis still continued to hire this house, and that lic lend boon aulled upon to pay £30 for the let of land which it stood, cure that be

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