CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 281

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No W.

Sir,

in Land office,

276 Nietoria;

(Hongkong) 28th May, 1846

We have the honor to enclose, for information of His Excellency the Governor in Council, a statement of the quantity of Paddy land in the Wong-noi-chung Soo-Kun-poo Valleys, for which compensation is to be paid.

The size of the measurement which we recommend to be adopted (and by which the enclosure is calculated) is 100 Kowtsa or 121.88 English feet square, containing 14,854.7 square feet. There are therefore 2.93...

The measurement has been set out by a Chinese Surveyor, and using it as a standard,

The Honorable J. M. A. Bruse, Colonial Secretary:

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No W. Sir, in Land office, 276 Nietoria; (Hongkong) 28th May, 1846 We have the honor to enclose, for information of His Excellency the Governor in Council, a statement of the quantity of Paddy land in the Wong-noi-chung Soo-Kun-poo Valleys, for which compensation is to be paid. The size of the measurement which we recommend to be adopted (and by which the enclosure is calculated) is 100 Kowtsa or 121.88 English feet square, containing 14,854.7 square feet. There are therefore 2.93... The measurement has been set out by a Chinese Surveyor, and using it as a standard, The Honorable J. M. A. Bruse, Colonial Secretary:
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+ 2 تھے No W. Sir, in Land office, 276 Nietoria; (Hongkong) 28th May, 1846 We have the honor to enclose. for Governor information of His Excellency the Gwann. founcil, a statement of the quantity of Paddy land in the Wong-noi-chung Soo-Kun- poo Valleys, for is to be paid. The which In ow and compensation. which Ave would size of the recommend. to be adopted (and. by which - the enclosure is calculated) is 100 or. 121-88 fovits English - fect square, containing 14,854.7 Square feet. There ere. This mous of the in an mow are.. therefore 2.93 measurement has been set out by a fhinose Turveyor, and using The Honorable J. M. A. Bruse, folonial Secretary: it as a standard, the
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No W.

Sir,

in

Land office,

276

Nietoria;

(Hongkong) 28th May, 1846

We have the honor to enclose. for

Governor

information of His Excellency the Gwann. founcil, a statement of the quantity of Paddy land in the Wong-noi-chung Soo-Kun- poo Valleys, for is to be paid.

The

which

In ow

and

compensation.

which

Ave

would

size of the recommend. to be adopted (and. by which -

the enclosure is calculated) is 100

or. 121-88

fovits

English - fect square, containing

14,854.7 Square feet. There

ere. This

mous

of the

in

an

mow

are..

therefore

2.93

measurement

has been set out by a fhinose

Turveyor, and using

The Honorable J. M. A. Bruse,

folonial Secretary:

it as a

standard,

the

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