441
request dat
now
will state to the
Secretary Honourable
Herbert Church having regard &
the advantage which Hong Kong
derives &.
derives from presence of troops and to the flourishing state
of the Colonial finances, the
Duke Newcastle
Considers that
the concession
or made granted
in 1852 should
also be extended
to the case
of the
property described
Your letter of
the 30th June 1868 described as Marine
Lot No. 66 and His
Grace has therefore
instructed the
Governor to exempt that property from local taxation repay
and to
the Military Authorities
the sum
of £92.4.8
already received from
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