I beg to call your attention to the fact that the lots in question are of considerable value, and I would instance the Inland Lot No. 88, for which Dr. Peter Young pays a ground rent of $30 per annum.
I might build on these, as in the cases of the late Mr. Webster whose ground rent is $20, and Mr. Ridder who pays about $30 for valuable sea-frontages.
I have, &c.,
Signed / W. Scott
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Declaration of Dr. Peter Young.
I have read over the statement made by Mr. Wm. Scott in regard to Inland Lot No. 88, and have to declare that, as far as I am concerned, it is correct in every particular; with regard to my fulfilling the obligation supposed to be involved in the question, as to establishing a Dispensary, it might be added that this was done to an extent not contemplated by me.
I had two Dispensaries established for a considerable period, commencing with 1842, in different quarters of the town.
The circumstances attending the granting of the lot are as follows:
I came to Hongkong early in March 1842, and applied, through the late Mr. John Robert Morrison, to Sir Henry Pottinger for the house and dispensary, or rather the lot in question, to build on.
Mr. Morrison having ascertained that Sir Henry Pottinger was disposed to grant my requests...