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may

be the decision Her Majesty's Government may be pleased to come to on your appeal - he should esteem any arrangement, grounded however remotely, on the principle alluded to in Captain Poet's letter to

your address of the 17th of June, 1841 - of which you have thought it worth while to submit a Copy -

to be utterly inapplicable to the present state and future prospects of this Colony and obviously and wholly unjust towards the rights of the Crown Having thus explained to you the sentiments of the Governor in Council, I am desired to add that looking to the Instructions from England, although it has not been considered that a positive stipulation on the subject could be introduced into the Leases, yet Her Majesty's

Government,

No: GR635

Government will be moved to place

on record that it shall be understood that at the expiration of the present Leases, the offers of the occupants of the different premises shall have a preference over all others (cæteris paribus) and that they shall be allowed to renew their Leases, on favorable terms, for such further period as may then be deemed just and expedient.

I have the

be

(Signed) Richard O'Horman.

Captain D'Aguilar

Sir

Assistant Military Secretary, &c.

Victoria,

Hongkong, March 9 = 1844

Sam directed by His Excellency

the

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may be the decision Her Majesty's Government may be pleased to come to on your appeal - he should esteem any arrangement, grounded however remotely, on the principle alluded to in Captain Poet's letter to your address of the 17th of June, 1841 - of which you have thought it worth while to submit a Copy - to be utterly inapplicable to the present state and future prospects of this Colony and obviously and wholly unjust towards the rights of the Crown Having thus explained to you the sentiments of the Governor in Council, I am desired to add that looking to the Instructions from England, although it has not been considered that a positive stipulation on the subject could be introduced into the Leases, yet Her Majesty's Government, No: GR635 Government will be moved to place on record that it shall be understood that at the expiration of the present Leases, the offers of the occupants of the different premises shall have a preference over all others (cæteris paribus) and that they shall be allowed to renew their Leases, on favorable terms, for such further period as may then be deemed just and expedient. I have the be (Signed) Richard O'Horman. Captain D'Aguilar Sir Assistant Military Secretary, &c. Victoria, Hongkong, March 9 = 1844 Sam directed by His Excellency the Page 690 Page 691
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may be the decision Her Majesty's :Severnnent may be pleased to come to on your appeal - he should esteeme any arrangement, grounded however remotely, on the principle alluded to in Captain Peot's letter to your addrefs of the 17th of June, 1841 - of which you have thought it worth while to submit a. Copy - to be utterly inapplicable to the present state and future prospects of this Colony and obviously and wholly unjust towards the rights of the Rown Having thus explained to you the sentiments of the lovernor in Council, I am desired to add that looking to the Instructions from England, although it has not been considered that a positive stipulation the subject could be introduced. into the Leases, get Her Majesty's on Government, No: Gr 635 Government will be moved to place on record that it shall be understood that at the expiration of the present Leases, the offers of the occupants of the different premises shall have a preference over all others (cæteris paribus) and that they shall be allowed to renew their Leases, on favorable terms, for such further period as may then deemed just and expedient. I have te be (Signed) Richard Horman. Captain D'Aguilar Sir Assistant Military Secretary, de. Victoria, Hongkong, March 9 = 1844 Sam directed by His Excellency the Page 690Page 691
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may

be the decision Her Majesty's :Severnnent may be pleased to come to on your appeal - he should esteeme any arrangement, grounded however remotely, on the principle alluded to in Captain Peot's letter to

your addrefs of the 17th of June, 1841 - of which you have thought it worth while to submit a. Copy -

to be utterly inapplicable to the present state and future prospects of this Colony and obviously and wholly unjust towards the rights of the Rown Having thus explained to you the sentiments of the lovernor in Council, I am desired to add that looking to the Instructions from England, although it has not been considered that a positive stipulation the subject could be introduced. into the Leases, get Her Majesty's

on

Government,

No: Gr

635

Government will be moved to place

on record that it shall be understood that at the expiration of the present Leases, the offers of the occupants of the different premises shall have a preference over all others (cæteris paribus) and that they shall be allowed to renew their Leases, on favorable terms, for such further period as may then deemed just and expedient.

I have te

be

(Signed) Richard Horman.

Captain D'Aguilar

Sir

Assistant Military Secretary, de.

Victoria,

Hongkong, March 9 = 1844

Sam directed by His Excellency

the

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