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insurance. The came been galow at the Peak would let readily for #100 a month.
The only inducement for people
anore
to live in suburban districts is to get breathing space, a garden or a tennis lawn
and some trees. These cannot be had with high premia and heavy ground rento
that it would be a
But the Commission says we might build terraces of Ewropean houses under a Rural Building Lease . To this I would reply
great gain to the Colony if we did, for European dwellings
are urgent. by wanted, especially to suit the poorer
$200 a month Middle class on salaries of and less for whom Kowloon would be of
But the retum on Cheap and
easy such property at Kowloon would not exceed 8 per cent if the houses kept full, even on aur present ground rents and the experiment would be a risky one to make in the face of the large tracts of land it is proposed to open up East and West
Victoria upon
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each lot of which to build will the compulsory
In addition of this it is proposed grank
ency leases for 75 years on "easy terms to all the Chinese Squatters holding monthly licenses whose lands will thus become
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This matter is
available for building purposes I presume by purchase at nominal prices soon after they get their leases: for these Squatters are for the most part very poor and quite unable to build for themselves. referred in the spuch of His Excellency the Gonemor at the opening of
The Hongkong. Session for 1884 / Blue Book in Continuation 8. C. 4015 of May 1884 p. 259 Clause 13, as Follows
to
2,
4
Morconer in the villages of the Colony the exetens " of tenants at wills (Comed licensed Equatters)
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months notice.
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whose tenures were terminable at one months notice will be emporseded by a system of small and inexpensive holdings for 75 yar The inhabitants will thus game that the decurity
their money in dintable. "for the investment of " homes which was altogether wanting under " Their present Ignatterns license by which they were liable to eviction at one "These measures will it is expected tend to " stimulate the further erection of proper " diellings and to relieve the present over "-
of Several quarters of the "City : The came grection is curiously -nough referred to in the same way article in the Times of the 20th August which I enclose marted Appendix D.
-Crowded condition
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the an
" August last
any money leases
Very few of these porr
foor squatters have au & invest and to give them
them building
without the means to bined on easy tims would do thene tits good beyond the profit
they made on the Call of
their leases.
But the Howloon Garden Cotholders are
us I know able
without
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exception as far
to build substantial dwellings for themselves on their lots and to further improve their
lands
Upon
What
Crown
grounds they have
of been selected as the only holders, lands in the Colony who are of he allowed & derive no
benefit from such concessions___ I know not but judging from the tone of the Commission of the treatment we were to expect and comparing it with the liberalit, that has been shown (and I think properly 20 ) to the Crown Leaves in the fashionable enburt at the Peaks and with the questionably beneficial liberality that it is propores. to extends to every poor grass cutter, gootherd
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