Board
of
Trade
Freight
2218
RECEN
9216 & Ling Kong
48
NOV O 7 1848
244
Colonial Land & Emigration Office
Novr.
We have the honor
to acknowledge your letter
of the 10th Inst., transmitting
a despatch from the Governor
of Hong Kong, with respect to
the present tenure of
Crown enclosures
in that Colony.
The Governor states that he has requested the principal European Inhabitants to give him their opinion
Herman Merivale Esqre
Mr. Elliot
I presume Lord Grey will
draw up
his Report
Bush
be
rich in
that case will
be right to send the white case to
The Entrance with Entrée
an expression
of his Lordship's opinion.
I quite agree with
the Comms.
It appears plain that Mr. Johnston ought to have the Lease, and I have observed that the Military & Naval authorities have
I do not think it will be necessary
to write to the Ordnance.
Land at Hong Kong
It merely suggests
that the Secy of State should authorize the
Grant of the Lease.
from the beginning
been
very
reasonable in the Claims they were
disposed to det...