Admiralty
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Governor,
E, on
appear to
us
grounds which
conclusive and
is
the
substance; -
of
which the
following
regard
4 first with
state of public feeling.
on
to the-
this
subject it is to be observed that
though the inhabitants
of
the Colony
were both publicly and privately invited to state their grievances to the Committee, only 11 persons preferred any complaint.
In that of the 43 Lots, held by one individual, Mr. Duddell, said to be a notorious speculator in Land, 11 persons, 22 or more than half belonged to him.
To which we may add, that in only four instances, including the Chinese, did the Committee recommend any reduction of rent, and that the aggregate reductions recommended by them amounted to £270.11 on rents amounting in all to £1755.3.102.
These facts fairly corroborate the statement that no general dissatisfaction exists on the subject.
5. Secondly, with respect to the reasonableness of the present charges, it has been already stated that the only tax payable at Hong Kong, except a