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Foreign

Office

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during the Lepion of Parliament,

we

have

been unable

offer

a

report

021

detailed

dooner to

the bulky and

returns respecting the

disposal of Lands at Hong Kong eupplied in Sir Henry Pottingers Desparted 493 of the 22?? of

January last. We now propose.

remarks as have

to submit

Juch

occurred to

424

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an examina:

tion of that despatch; and their

to and

orin

observations

on the

7th March 14 27冬

including the one

foversion's outrequent Despatches, _ 27% -----

now referred

to us, respecting the remonstrance

бр of the

Landholders aganist the

limit placed to the duration of

their Leases.-

4th May

Jumerous

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Numerous Lands on the

sise of the proposed down, as Lord Stanley is aware, were dis=

hored of subject to her Majesty's Pleasure, by Captain Ellish and by Mr Johnston

while acting as

fovernors of Hong Kong. In our report of the 9th December 1843, we analyzed such information

was then ropesed respecting

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these different Lands; and to the Lord Stanley came conclusion that the charine

Lots might be conferived for

75 years at the rates of annual payment originally fixed

The

on their

but that

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