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10 JUN 08
Government House,
Hongkong, 7th. May, 1908.
I have the honour to transmit for
the signification of His Majesty's pleasure the following
Ordinance entitled:-
Singapore) paver to hold land
from this paper it appears that
sub case
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the necessity of enacting
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regard to the fact that other
Having regard
foreign companies have ben allowed to
hold land. I do not see hav
wi- carld refuse any
application for
the
individual
Similar privilege
without exposing ourselves to diplomatic
protists. We could find
for refroing
no valid
in any
(for the militan authorities have taken
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gat all
land
of imp stance
for defence purpones under their control.),
wr shit therefore simply to causing
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friction without advantage to anybody.
I think
The object of the orice is not,
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but Risley implies, to make
easy for foreign companies to get land
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but to
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My Lord,
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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL OF CREVE,
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An Ordinance to enable Foreign Corporations to
acquire and hold land in the Colony.
2.
The customary report by the
Attorney-General is annexed.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most cbcüient,
hurible servant, 鳖
Manga
Governor,&c..
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