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holders should not be entertained except on the condition of much -increased premia and Crown
rentale;
an
(2) Considering that this is
important question respecting
valuable Crown Lands and the
public
revenue derived therefrom,
the existing terme
of them.
tenure of the Yeak Lands should not be altered without reference. to the Secretary of State for the
Colonies.
I entirely concurred
with
with the views of the Excentive __ Connoil on this matter, and I caused the petitioners to be som informed. After a delay of ten.. months, they have
Ine
to
lay
nou
the whole case
Your Lordship.
b
requested before
As I remarked in
2 for my despatch N. 108 of the 5th_
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131 instant concer
n:
rning
another question"
affecting the disposal of Crown - Lands, (viz. the Kowloon Garden Lots), "In the present depressed state of the Colonial Revenue, it is more
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than
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