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hot. bed of fever. She told me the soldiers tvere being decimated there . _ My Coolies used to drop down at their work with,
to fever in the Ewampy land that I was then rai- -sing draining and planting immediately below the military ground
The settlers at the Peat have
been liberally treated they had now Malarial swamps
to drain and plant no fever & contend with but could
red get The full benefit of their holdings from The first - We do not envy them but should like to have equally good fortune
To allay the fears of the totholders Sir Arthur Kennedy put the following notice in the Gazette of 25+ Faby 1807et. " The Crown Lessees may rest, resured that "unless the land is required for Public puspany " improvements the lenses which have been or may be issued to them will be renewed " for a further perions of 144 years upon line?
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The feeling of the local Government at the time was most favorable to us This is shown in the following letter which I received from the Honorable Surveyor General.
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I return you herewith the "suggestions" Calf the reasons you give suffice in sup- -port of a change in the short leases whic I understand the Kowloon Lussies are about
to apply for. My sympathies would be " entirely in support of such a
Menwrint & especially as it is impossible to conceive
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-quired for - Certainly not for a Railway, " as that would be best brought along the shore over land unfit for garden pur. " poses _ I have filled in the tank in a = :-ference & dos of Government Gazette "="" Your Faithfully GJ.M. Price My own improvements at Kowloon have always bem frankly admitted by the Govern -ment. - The Sonale fecil E. Smith when Colonial Secretary wrote under 800721- Ps Oct 18777 "I am instructed by His Excelleneng " to cay that he is
that he is aware of the good example You have already set in developing the
the colony and aque cultural resources
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"The learns with pleasure of your intention " " to make a garden and summer residence at
The Peak" And the Stonble Mr Marsh writes
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"by this Excellency the Governor to state that it is his wish to give your every facility in this "matter (eubletting to Chinese)" "You have done very good and useful work at Kowloon". Sir John Cape Stennessy also achnowledgen these improvements personally and promisis to help
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I do not think we should be assessed at a higher rate at Howloon than was charged in the cases I have quoted because Rural Buildings at the Peat would rent for thrice the money that the same buildings would at Kowloon - Ir or
r proof of this I quoted an in- the Lungalow stance before the Commission "Beryl" at Kowloon Value at least $5000- It is let for $35 a month at Howloon the Landlord paying Crown Reut repairs and
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