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been left unimproved and that the Owners were either dead, unknown, or had left the Colony, no other course than that which he adopted seems to have been open to our Bonham. We would accordingly submit that his proceedings in this matter should be approved.
We have the honor to be
Jom Pedrent
Humble servants,
SW Mundoch
Amandyword
Tigrissy Lord Guys
Mr Ellect.
Mr. Blackwood.
approval to the
be
A Draft may be prepared accordingly.
ats.6/
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Vide to Tren's 50p!/4
RECENT
MAR 1
?
Sir,
Colonial Land and Emigration office
28th Feb? 1849.
We have the honor to acknowledge
No 93. 24 Nov? 1848
your letters
of
the 29th and 30th Ultimo
No 89.-18th Nov. 1848
No98. 18 Nov? 1848
transmitting despatches from the Governor
of Hong Kong relating to sales
in that
Colony.
2. The despatch transmitted
by your
letter
of
the 29th states the grounds
on which
the Governor
proposed to
grant the Lease
of
a
small slip of Land to Mr Braine
on
terms
more favorable than
he
would
be authorized by his
present
Instructions from Herman Merivale