CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 705

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in this Colony since the publication

1 of the intentions of Her Majesty's Government not to recognize grants or sales made previous to the exchange of the Ratification of the Treaty and what before : also a brief statement showing - so far

so far as it can be ascertained - the number of persons who bought Lands from Captain Ellish or Mr. Johnston and how many of them strictly complied with the terms laid down.

I have the honour to be, (Signed) Richard Cauman.

A. Gordon Ure

Land Officer

Victoria, Hong Kong, March 16 1841.

No:107

Sir

I am directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to acknowledge

the

receipt of your letter of the 29th of last month submitting a tracing of

part of the Queen's Road and pointing out certain alterations which you would propose to have

made in it.

In reply I am to inform you that His Excellency in Council has come to

a decision

on the subject of your proposals for various reasons, the chief ones of which are that Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane has declined to vacate the

temporary Naval Stores and that the Honorable Major General D'Aguilar has applied to have the Queen's Road turned through the

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in this Colony since the publication 1 of the intentions of Her Majesty's Government not to recognize grants or sales made previous to the exchange of the Ratification of the Treaty and what before : also a brief statement showing - so far so far as it can be ascertained - the number of persons who bought Lands from Captain Ellish or Mr. Johnston and how many of them strictly complied with the terms laid down. I have the honour to be, (Signed) Richard Cauman. A. Gordon Ure Land Officer to Victoria, Hong Kong, March 16 1841. No:107 X Sir I am directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th of last month submitting a tracing of part of the Queen's Road and pointing out certain alterations which you would propose to have made in it. In reply I am to inform you that His Excellency in Council has come to a decision on the subject of your proposals for various reasons, the chief ones of which are that Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane has declined to vacate the temporary Naval Stores and that the Honorable Major General D'Aguilar has applied to have the Queen's Road turned through the

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in this Colony since the publication 1 of the intentions of Her Majesty's Government not to recognize thants or sales made previous to the exchange of the Ratification of the Treaty and what before : also a brief statement showing - so far so far as it can be ascertained - the number of persons who bought Lands pom Captain Ellish or Mr. Johnstow and how anany of them strictly complied with the terms laid down. Ihave t (Signed) Richard Hooman. AI. Gordon Ugr Land Officer to Victoria, HongKong, March 16 1841. No:107 X Sir 700 Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th of last month submitting a Racing of part of the Queen's Road and pointing out certain alterations which you would propose to have, made in it. In reply Sam to inform you | that stis -Excellency in Council sort of decision Come to 220 Car the subject of your proposals for various reasons, the chief ones of which are that Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane has declined to vacate the tempmary Naval Mores and that the Honorable Major General D'Aquilar has applied to have the Queen's Road turned through the Still

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in this Colony since the publication

1 of the intentions of Her Majesty's Government not to recognize thants or sales made previous to the exchange of the Ratification of the Treaty and what before : also a brief statement showing - so far

so far as it can be ascertained - the number of persons who bought Lands pom Captain Ellish or Mr. Johnstow and how anany of them strictly complied with the terms laid down.

Ihave t (Signed) Richard Hooman.

AI. Gordon Ugr

Land Officer to

Victoria, HongKong, March 16 1841.

No:107

Sir

700

Sam directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to acknowledge

the

receipt of your letter of the 29th of last month submitting a Racing of

part of the Queen's Road and pointing out certain alterations which you would propose to have,

made in it.

In reply Sam to inform you | that stis -Excellency in Council

sort of decision

Come to

220

Car

the

subject of your proposals for various reasons, the chief ones of which are that Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane has declined to vacate the

tempmary Naval Mores and that the Honorable Major General D'Aquilar has applied to have the Queen's Road turned through the

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