No 17.
(Copy)
F 420
ht -Census & Registration Office,
Victoria, Hongkong,
et 21 August, 1850.
In reference to returns No. 15 & 16, laid before His Excellency the Governor, relating to ownership and occupation of houses by foreigners and Chinese, the respective population of each and the estimated amount of ground rent paid for each description of property, (which, I consider it necessary to remark, was compiled without having any knowledge or idea of the object of requiring the information), that by verbal direction of His Excellency, the Governor I have the honor to report thereon, in
reference to
in re statement that Chinese from the heavy
ground-rents are deterred from recording
The Honorable
Major Williams (acting)
Colonial Secretary
ad to the residents, showing that it is only
Colony