his lot by the 15 July 1868.
16.
An instrument binding the tenant Enclosure N° 3.
to the above conditions,
and to
forfeiture
of their respective lots on failure thereof, also prepared by the Attorney General deposited with the Treasurer, who is
instructed to
require the signature of
each tenant to that instrument, and
was
and
proof that he has paid
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all
arrears
due
for cultivation of the Soil will before receipt of the reduced rental. Several
tenant's have already signed, and the
reduced rent has
accordingly
been received from them, but I foresee that notwithstanding
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standing
such reduction of rent there is risk of the Government being eventually obliged to
resume more
of the Marine Lots.
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14.
In dealing
above with the
as
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petitioning Tenants I find myself
obliged to come to a separate arrangement
with the Chinese holder of
six lots
a man
Sang-a.
not less than
one lot, who had
till lately been comparatively wealthy, but whose losses recently
in various
ways
as well as his expenses in connection with the Kowloon Lots had reduced
him to the brink of Insolvency. He
on the lots
on any
conditions, preferring Subli Bankruptcy.
refused to keep
and, as of
course
was
impossible for
him to sell them, I eventually consented to resume them provided he paid up
all arrears
of rent with
an additional
fine of $1,000 which he offered to pay-