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The Honnable,

Major Caine.

The Revd

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Charles Gutzlaff

and

A. J. Gordon is q

Gentlemen,

the

Victoria, Hongkong. 9th Achuary 1844.

I am directed to forward to accompanying Copy of a Resolution passed by His Excellency the

you

Governor in Council

and

arv

on the 17 Ultimo

to request that you

will be

pleased, in compliance with it, to for yourselves into a Committee for the purpose of determining the amount

that may of Compensation, if any. due to the Chinese occupiers of Land in the Wang-nei Chung and tro-kum-poo

be

Vallies.

Nc: 65

648

Vatties, who are thus to be compelled to abandon the Cultivation of Rice and substitute for it that of vegetables other produce not requiring excessive

migation.

Shave de

or

(Signed) Richard Warmane,

Resolution

The Question of the discontinuance

of

nei -

of the cultivation of Rice in the tong

chung and Soo-kun- poo vallies was taken into consideration, whereupon It was resolved - that the Honorable Major Caine, M butzlaff and Iur Gordon should be a Committee, and Communicate with the Inhabitants

of the Hong nei-chung and Soo-keen por vallies respecting the value of the Lands prohibited from being cultivated as

Rice