are a
a
hire of land
Ex
15923 and the
a 30.4 acres in
they would have comprising The
extension in 17628 all, for 10c. a unt of $ demumed to this; hie
benig aigival
foot and
a
Crown
200 am acr.
The Governor
that 300-a
area
foot for (23.15 acres)
an
abbments
the
d 200
a
a
fool fanei
to Crown rent, abort
for the extension, would be Juice. ( His res hom fremmin, arranged
t was
the original
200. a
An
not stated.) Finally I to let the firm have
Loot: 100.
faid as premin
a 23.159c., at
love
ca lew
Shredded at 2
of this price
10..
was thus
The
to the Gravy rent, which
rassid to $375
extension they mig
an
acu.
t have at the
price & rent mygested Ill. Ormsly
I cannot think that the
interests of the Colay
han been
adequately safeguarded this arrangemen and the Oimsby
doubt
was
rash in fulting without being that they
H. Blake
Mis terus min weiter.
kyard actually sanctioned I sei But as it is? ach, I ask for and refort on the legal preston
resid
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the desp. on 1.7628.
A. F
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428
HEG? 17 SEP 00
No. 380.
Government House.
Hong Kong,
August, 1900.
sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of your despatch No.190 of 15th, June with reference to the grant of a lease to Messrs. Butterfield & Swire.
2. The reason why the rent of the extension granted to Messrs. Butterfield & Swire is lower than that of the area referred to in Major-General Gascoigne's despatch will be found in copies of minutes on a very long correspond-
ence.
losure
March
1950.
When application was made by Messrs. Butterfield
* Swire the Director of Public Works suggested that the lot should be put up at 10 cents per square foot and $200 per acre. To this I demurred as I considered the price too low. It then appeared that acting under a misapprehension the Director of Public Works had written a private letter to the Solicitor of the Company saying that he was authorised by me to sell the land at the price suggested, and the representative of the Com-
dand
pany had telegraphed to London to that effect. My minute of 14th.March deals with this, and my minute of 21st.March embo- died my final decision which was accepted by Messrs. Butter-
The Right Honourable
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,M.P.
&C +1
8:0.1
80. $
field