referred: mind the stall was put up to tender
in the usual way.
When Mr Russell filled the Office of Registrar General, he called the attention of the Government to the system of letting stalls in the Markets in the case of death
and suggested that a proclamation should be issued stating decided rules. He also gave his opinion that the stall should revert to the Government. He states: There
is nothing like "tenant right" in this case, and there has been a clear understanding that the deceased holder caused a vacancy. The matter was referred to the Attorney General who states - "I think the Registrar General's suggestion that a general notification to the effect that the death of the lessee will cause all cases to be treated as creating a Vacancy should be adopted". A notification was issued accordingly. A translation of the Notification is appended.
About a week ago a man called Chi Kwan-fong came to this office, stating that he had lost the license for Law N°2, Western Market, requested that a duplicate license might be issued to him. I inquired what had been the practice of the Department in such matters, and was told that duplicate licenses were issued in the event of the original being lost. I accordingly ordered the issue of a duplicate licence, and sent the applicant into the Registration Office with the Registration Clerk. Almost immediately afterwards, the Inspector of Market came into my office with the book in which the names of the lessees are entered, and asked if only one name was to appear on the license. To this I assented.
The applicant had scarcely left the Office when it was brought to my notice that the original lessee of the stall was dead. I at once recalled the license which had been issued.