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the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date and to acquaint you that His Excellency considers that the plan proposed by the Honorable the Major General for valuing the three private Houses situated within the Cantonment is equally just and liberal.

I am further directed to observe that it is very true that houses do at this moment let for rents far beyond what they would probably bring under ordinary circumstances, but to admit such a principle in appraising the houses in question would be, as it were, perpetuating that state of things; and it is also to be recollected that in these cases the individuals to whom the houses belong have neither any claim to the ground on which the houses stand, nor are they subjected to the smallest personal inconvenience by the stop that has become necessary.

Under these circumstances His Excellency the Governor in Council requests that the principle pointed out in your letter may be acted upon, and that should any of the owners of the Houses decline to be guided by it, they may be informed that they must forthwith pull down their Houses and remove the materials within a given time (say one month).

I have &c.

(Signed) Richard Cauldwell.

No: 94

Captain D'Aguilar,

Assistant Military Secretary,

Victoria,

Hongkong

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the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date and to acquaint you that His Excellency considers that the plan proposed by the Honorable the Major General for valuing the three private Houses situated within the Cantonment is equally just and liberal. I am further directed to observe that it is very true that houses do at this moment let for rents far beyond what they would probably bring under ordinary circumstances, but to admit such a principle in appraising the houses in question would be, as it were, perpetuating that state of things; and it is also to be recollected that in these cases the individuals to whom the houses belong have neither any claim to the ground on which the houses stand, nor are they subjected to the smallest personal inconvenience by the stop that has become necessary. Under these circumstances His Excellency the Governor in Council requests that the principle pointed out in your letter may be acted upon, and that should any of the owners of the Houses decline to be guided by it, they may be informed that they must forthwith pull down their Houses and remove the materials within a given time (say one month). I have &c. (Signed) Richard Cauldwell. No: 94 Captain D'Aguilar, Assistant Military Secretary, Victoria, Hongkong Page 636
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the Governor in Council to acknowledge. the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date- and to acquaint you that His Excellency considers that the plan proposed by the Honorable the major beneral for valuing the three private Houses situated within the Cantonment is equally just and liberal. I am further directed to observe that it is very true that houses do at this moment let for rents far beyond what they would probably bring under ordinary circumstances, but to admit such a principle in appraising the houses in question would be as it coere, perpetuating that state of things and it is also to be recollected that in these cases the individuals to whom the houses belong have neither any claim to the ground on which the houses Mor are 636 houses stand, e they subjected to the smallest personal inconvenience by the stop that has become necessary. Under these circumstances His Excellency the bevernor in Council requests that the principle pointed out in letter may be acted ovv and your further that should any of the Gunners of the Houses decline to be guided it they may be informed that they must forthwith pull down their = Houses and remove the materials within a given time (say I have de. are month. (Signed) Richard Hoomam. No: 94 Captain D'Aguilar, Assistant Military Secretary, 4. Victoria, Houghing IĮ
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the Governor in Council to acknowledge. the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date- and to acquaint you that His Excellency considers that the plan proposed by the Honorable the major beneral for valuing the three private Houses situated within the Cantonment is equally just and liberal.

I am further directed to observe

that it is

very

true that houses do at

this moment let for rents far beyond what they would probably bring under ordinary circumstances, but to admit such a principle in appraising the houses in question would be as it coere, perpetuating that state of things

and it is also to be recollected that in these cases the individuals to whom the houses belong have neither

any claim to the ground on which the

houses

Mor

are

636

houses stand,

e they subjected to the smallest personal inconvenience by the stop that has become necessary.

Under these circumstances His

Excellency the bevernor in Council requests that the principle pointed out

in

letter

may

be acted

ovv

and

your further that should

any of the Gunners of the Houses decline to be guided it they may be informed that they must forthwith pull down their =

Houses and remove the materials

within a given time (say

I have de.

are

month.

(Signed) Richard Hoomam.

No: 94

Captain D'Aguilar,

Assistant Military Secretary, 4.

Victoria,

Houghing

IĮ

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