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Kowloon
praying
that the
leases under which they
land, the conditions
described in
paragraphs
5 of their memorial,
converted into farm
now
hold
which are
ho 4. D. and
may
be
or rural
building leases for terms of seventy
fine yours.
2.
The original leases
to
under which the lands referred
were granted were recommended by
Fir Arthur Kennedy's despatch no 10 of 5th January 1873, and
Avere.
approved by
Your Lordship on 6th March, 1873, The
principal
Em
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No 26.
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principal.
reason
why Sir Arthur
Kennedy at that time did not recommend the disposal of land at
Kowloon
for long periods appears
to
have been that it was believed that
its value would be greatly increased
at a later period.
3.
Or 12th January, 1897,
Tir o Aother Kennedy transmitted a ___
memorial to the decretary of State
the prayer of which essentially
was essen
the same as that of the one
JLONE
forwarded. He did not however feel
justified at the time in rese
recommending
any