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around which considerable development has occurred since the
acquisition of New Kowloon. On the enclosed plan is shewn in
pink the area allowed by the Land Court as appears from a
plan attached to the judgment.
7.
This judgment is again very indefinite,
and in July last Sir William Gascoigne intimated that he was
unable to grant a title to the area as a Marine Lot, with
rights of reclamation with the consent of Government in front
of the Lot, but would grant a title for an Inland Lot on
certain conditions.
Steps were taken to formulate those conditions which
would have included provisos as to laying of public sewers
and drains across the area, the making of roads across it to
give access to the village and district behind the lot, and
other cognate matters.
8.
Before such conditions were drawn up,
however, it was ascertained that the original claimant had
sold whatever rights the judgment of the Land Court conferred
upon him.
There being little likelihood of arriving at any
agreement satisfactory to the Goverment with the speculators
who had purchased the rights, I decided that it was inexpedient
to grant a title in this case and I referred the claim back
to the Land Court to assess compensation.
9.
These cases being of great importance
both on account of the principles involved and the prospective
value of the areas claimed, I have approved of Mr. E. H. Sharp,
K.C., who is at present acting as Attorney-General while Sir
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