Safe Lord Standing The Land and
4th May, 1844. Sir Henry Pottinger
Victoria, Hongkong,
No.37.
2 Inclosures.
Forwarding
Received
Correspondence
with certain Landholders in
perpetuity, asking them their Buildings
in this Colony, for securing
to
361
Victoria, 9th April, 1844
Richard Woosnam, Esqre.,
Secretary to Government, H[ong] Kong.
Victoria.
Sir,
As Circumstances may lead Her Majesty's Government to suppose that the original land holders in this Colony are urging unreasonable claims;
We deem it advisable to state as briefly as possible to you that the present form of Lease would be considered by us satisfactory, provided a clause was introduced securing buildings in perpetuity - but stipulating that at the expiration of every successive period of seventy-five years, the Ground Rents should be altered in accordance with
Safe Lord Standing The Land and
4th May, 18h4. Sir Henry Pottinger
Victoria, Hongkong,
No37.
2 Inclosures.
Forwarding
Received
"ondence
with certain Landholders in
perpetuity, A.... them their Buildings
this (slony, for securing
to
361
Victoria, 9th April., 1844
Richard Woornam, Segre,
Secretary to Go
Government, Ho.
Nietoria.
Sir.
A
Circumstances
lead
may
Her Majesty's Government to suppose- that the original land holders in this folony are urging
unreasonable claims ;
We deem it advisable to state as
to us
our.....
briefly as possible, that the present. form of Lease would be considered. by us satisfactory, provided a clause. was introduced. Securing buildings in perpetuity - but stipulating that at the expiration of every successive period of seventy five years, the Ground- "Rents should be altered in accordance
with
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