CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 288

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force the stoners of Houses to quit."

" I hope, however, they will be induced to do so, by a liberal compensation, ( which will "neefiarity be ad d. d. to the Cost of the Barracks)

but I cannot refrain from thinking, that it =

"would have been a primary object, to have placed. "the Barracks a short distance, at least, from the "For of Chuis-Cher, to which the proposed proximity will, I fear, prove a festite

of dispute, and

(what is even of

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Consequence) a ready

Inland

without the grossibility of prevention of the +

- soldiers falling into excesses.

"I will also instruct her Johnston

to ascertain the point respecting the drying of fish; but this operation must be carried on near the residences of the Fisherman, and I do not "see how the objection

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can

be avoided without an

nct of puver, which I should be very sorry to sanctions.

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• Mr.

5. Johnston will action the Proceedings

the Committee and will also (in my absence) report

of the

" the result of his visit to Tour Lordship."

preeeding

I have te

It will be observed at the close of the

letter, I state that in my

absence hor

Johnston will finnish Your Lordship with ther wall of his inquiries, which that Gentleman accordingly

did on the

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The 9th of February, the very day after I left- Hongkong for Mac as to resume my negotiations with the Samperial Commissioner. That result showed that 88 houses would have to be destroyed

belonging to 34 persons ; that out of these 34 persons,

to sell their property on any unwilling

31 were

terms; that 2 individuals are willing to sell 3

small houses for $ 80, and two show ones for $350 ;

and that one owner

-being absent, his wish had

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not been ascertained.