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4. The uncertainty which must at present attach to all speculations as to the revenues to be derived from the New Territories will no longer exist when the land has been surveyed. The officials who have recently arrived from India for the purpose of undertaking this important work are already engaged on their preliminary arrangements.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,
Henry Arthur Blake
GOVERNOR, &c.
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