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interested/
if
the ground
had not
been occupied in this
way, would
be bound to outbid me in order
to get my
business out of the business.
The Chinese are
very jealous
when they
see a non-Chinese
making a paying business though they may
not be in any business, and
amongst themselves, they unite most
energetically
to
oust him out of it and
get it into
their hands as soon as possible,
looking on him as
an interloper
who has no
right to it and on this combination, they have been
acting
with a certain latitude of discretion, I humbly beg that he may be pleased
to take under his hand consideration
the valuable service I have rendered
to the
Colony in
early
times when it was most required, and for
which I have not received one iota
worth of benefit so far,
he would be so
good
as to grant
without public competition, a lease
on that account as a
slight recognition for past services; or as alternative, he may
be pleased
to grant
me a Farm Lease for 14
years
at
my present
rent of
$111
per annum, as it is a part of old Farum Lot No.29, and
the Government
accords this kind
of
leases to others.
As His Excellency is the representative of
Her Majesty
the Queen,
and on that account is invested
with
At the
ture I tender
you my thanks
for your
kindness and the trouble
you have taken on
my behalf.
"I have...
(Signed) W. Lysought.