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called upon to pay the rent originally stipulated in his __ lease. To this he demurred, and
és
insisted on the Government & - first carrying out its obligations
with regard to a sea wall and
emban
bankment
4.
The
question
was.
the subject of frequent dizeussion
L
in the Executive Council, and, at
to pay
last, it was resolved that Mr_ Sharp should be called on for his Kowloon Marine Lots, the same rate, Thirty five pounds £35
-
sterling
a
sterling per quarter
aere, as is paid
by the proprietors of adjoining lots, on the distinct understanding that The would commence to pay at this rate from midsummer of 1886, the Government, on its part, undertaking to push
on with
the sea wall and reclamation,
as soon as
these terms.
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he
acquiesced in.
Mr. Sharp has.
accepted the terms, and the Government is now bound to
-fulfil it's part of the contract.
6.
Feb.
: