32
3205000
year to die Fan Ting sing
(Ban Her Firm) & British subject
and the Mim Farmer at Singapne,
Saigon and Annam .
It is the first
time a Britich subject
has Stained
A
devenue
Farm in Fongkong.
W
Fan thing sing is a native ofpoingapore, and well nesuainted with the English Language. The holder of the Government monotoly for several
years part in
Hong Kow has been M. Lee late cheong,
a untive
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A
china, who has amaped
an immense fortune from this revenne farm.
When I first
called for tenders in Sistember Cast he bix only $155,000; and, wing to
the exercise of his wide spread influence,
he was, at that time, able to prevent my higher tender being offered.
4.
The confidential information
I received from
some of my
Chinese
Firends in Houghing and the assistance they loyally rendered to the Government, enabled me to reject with safety Mr. Lie tak cheong's tender, and to prep for
A
higher price. After
some mouth
of negotiation the final tenders were opened on the 15th distant by Mr Mag the Acting Colonial Scentary in my presence and that of the competitors, when M. Lee tate Cheong's amended
to be $ 207,000 a ylics
Offer
was
found.