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that Sir Henry Pottinger being struck by it voluntarily ordered the Insurance Policy to be paid also, at paid 16.
Wr " assumed the power of taking Johnston's house for a compensation fixed, to use the Colonial secretary's own words, "as in all other similar cases" by "arbitration, and that this Government did not take it over time when houses, not better, and indeed, perhaps not so good continue to let it, but, as it were, up to its fullerton on the last day of February 1848.
Mr Johnston makes no complaint as to the which he in the first instance, driven to build house for himself which he have inhabited beyond four months, and in the next instance are expensive where he would not have built one at all. Mr Johnston does not regret that he let his house to Government at a rent so moderate, two and even much more coerced by private parties to Government. Mr Johnston does not comment in the nature of the attempt made to depreciate the value of his house.
C 200 this Government found that it did not want it. All Mr Johnston asks for and this he does under the conviction that he is asking for nothing but what is in accordance strictly with justice and equity, is that the Government of Hong Kong will view the deed of land Title ORA