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may

Sees

be

: the power of resuming lands that are required for public purposes at a valuation to be formed by Her Majesty's Surveyor for the time being and that His Excellency has special reason to consider that that task should not be imposed on any single individual. His Excellency therefore intends to suggest as a modification of that Clause that lands to be resumed shall be appraised by an approved jury of not less than twelve persons

on

oath.

This modification, should it be sanctioned by Her Majesty's Government, whose pleasure it must be understood to solely depend on - will remove from Her Majesty's Surveyor a most invidious duty, will naturally tend to increase the confidence of all holders of land in the Colony

and will not, in His Excellency's

opinion

No:188

781

any degree, compromise the rights of the public.

I have to be (signed) Richard Womane.

Thomas J. Sales.

Sir,

Deputy Post Master.

Victoria,

Hongkong, 4th May, 1844.

Adverting to my

letter No:140 of

the 1st Ultimo, in which was conveyed to you

the sanction of His Excellency the Governor in Council for a continuance during the present quarter (with the Exceptions of the 2nd Clerk) of the Establishment duties, which, on assuming your duties, you found employed in the Post Office, I directed to intimate to you that

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has been rewritten to

may

Sees

be

: the power of resuming lands that are required for public purposes at a valuation to be formed by Her Majesty's Surveyor for the time being and that His Excellency has special reason to consider that that task should not be imposed on any single individual. His Excellency therefore intends to suggest as a modification of that Clause that lands to be resumed shall be appraised by an approved jury of not less than twelve persons on oath. This modification, should it be sanctioned by Her Majesty's Government, whose pleasure it must be understood to solely depend on - will remove from Her Majesty's Surveyor a most invidious duty, will naturally tend to increase the confidence of all holders of land in the Colony and will not, in His Excellency's opinion, any degree, compromise the rights of the public.

I have to be (signed) Richard Womane.

Thomas J. Sales.

Sir,

Deputy Post Master.

Victoria,

Hongkong, 4th May, 1844.

Adverting to my letter No:140 of the 1st Ultimo, in which was conveyed to you the sanction of His Excellency the Governor in Council for a continuance during the present quarter (with the Exceptions of the 2nd Clerk) of the Establishment duties, which, on assuming your duties, you found employed in the Post Office, I directed to intimate to you that

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may

Sees

be

: the power of resuming lands that are required for public purposes at a valuation to be formed by Her Majesty's Surveyor for the time being and that His Excellency has special reason to consider that that task should not be imposed on any single individual. His Excellency therefore intends to suggest as a modification of that Clause that lands to be resumed shall be appraised by an approved jury of not less than twelve persons on oath.

This modification, should it be sanctioned by Her Majesty's Government, whose pleasure it must be understood to solely depend on - will remove from Her Majesty's Surveyor a most invidious duty, will naturally tend to increase the confidence of all holders of land in the Colony and will not, in His Excellency's opinion, any degree, compromise the rights of the public.

I have to be (signed) Richard Womane.
Thomas J. Sales.

Sir,

Deputy Post Master.
Victoria,
Hongkong, 4th May, 1844.

Adverting to my letter No:140 of the 1st Ultimo, in which was conveyed to you the sanction of His Excellency the Governor in Council for a continuance during the present quarter (with the Exceptions of the 2nd Clerk) of the Establishment duties, which, on assuming your duties, you found employed in the Post Office, I directed to intimate to you that

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may
Sees
be

: the power of resuming lands that are required for public purposes at a valuation to be formed by Her Majesty's Surveyor for the time being and that His Excellency has special reason to consider that that task should not be imposed on any single individual. His Excellency therefore intends to suggest as a modification of that Clause that lands to be resumed shall be appraised by an approved jury of not less than twelve persons on oath. This modification, should it be sanctioned by Her Majesty's Government, whose pleasure it must be understood to solely depend on - will remove from Her Majesty's Surveyor a most invidious duty, will naturally tend to increase the confidence of all holders of land in the Colony and will not, in His Excellency's opinion, any degree, compromise the rights of the public.

No:188
781

I have to be (signed) Richard Womane.
Thomas J. Sales.

Sir,

Deputy Post Master.
Victoria,
Hongkong, 4th May, 1844.

Adverting to my letter No:140 of the 1st Ultimo, in which was conveyed to you the sanction of His Excellency the Governor in Council for a continuance during the present quarter (with the Exceptions of the 2nd Clerk) of the Establishment duties, which, on assuming your duties, you found employed in the Post Office, I directed to intimate to you that

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may Sees be : the power of resuming lands that are required for public purposes at a valuation to be formed by Her Majesty's Surveyor for the time being and that His Excellency has special reason to consider that that task should not be imposed on any single individual. His Excellency therefore intends to suggest as a modification of that Clause that lands to be resumed shall be appraised by an approved jury of not less than twelve persons on oath. This modification, should it be sanctioned by Her Majesty's Government, whose pleasure it must be understood to solely depend on - will remove from Her Majesty's Surveyor a most invidious duty, will naturally tend to increase the confidence of all holders of land in the Colony and will not, in His Excellency's opinion No:188 781 any degree, compromise the rights of the public. I have to be (signed) Richard Womane. Thomas J. Sales. Sir, Deputy Post Master. Victoria, Hongkong, 4th May, 1844. Adverting to my letter No:140 of the 1st Ultimo, in which was conveyed to you the sanction of His Excellency the Governor in Council for a continuance during the present quarter (with the Exceptions of the 2nd Clerk) of the Establishment duties, which, on assuming your duties, you found employed in the Post Office, I directed to intimate to you that arr has been rewritten to may Sees be : the power of resuming lands that are required for public purposes at a valuation to be formed by Her Majesty's Surveyor for the time being and that His Excellency has special reason to consider that that task should not be imposed on any single individual. His Excellency therefore intends to suggest as a modification of that Clause that lands to be resumed shall be appraised by an approved jury of not less than twelve persons on oath. This modification, should it be sanctioned by Her Majesty's Government, whose pleasure it must be understood to solely depend on - will remove from Her Majesty's Surveyor a most invidious duty, will naturally tend to increase the confidence of all holders of land in the Colony and will not, in His Excellency's opinion, any degree, compromise the rights of the public. I have to be (signed) Richard Womane. Thomas J. Sales. Sir, Deputy Post Master. Victoria, Hongkong, 4th May, 1844. Adverting to my letter No:140 of the 1st Ultimo, in which was conveyed to you the sanction of His Excellency the Governor in Council for a continuance during the present quarter (with the Exceptions of the 2nd Clerk) of the Establishment duties, which, on assuming your duties, you found employed in the Post Office, I directed to intimate to you that Let me reformat to fit the exact requirement: may Sees be : the power of resuming lands that are required for public purposes at a valuation to be formed by Her Majesty's Surveyor for the time being and that His Excellency has special reason to consider that that task should not be imposed on any single individual. His Excellency therefore intends to suggest as a modification of that Clause that lands to be resumed shall be appraised by an approved jury of not less than twelve persons on oath. This modification, should it be sanctioned by Her Majesty's Government, whose pleasure it must be understood to solely depend on - will remove from Her Majesty's Surveyor a most invidious duty, will naturally tend to increase the confidence of all holders of land in the Colony and will not, in His Excellency's opinion, any degree, compromise the rights of the public. I have to be (signed) Richard Womane.Thomas J. Sales. Sir, Deputy Post Master.Victoria,Hongkong, 4th May, 1844. Adverting to my letter No:140 of the 1st Ultimo, in which was conveyed to you the sanction of His Excellency the Governor in Council for a continuance during the present quarter (with the Exceptions of the 2nd Clerk) of the Establishment duties, which, on assuming your duties, you found employed in the Post Office, I directed to intimate to you that arr Revised to fit the exact requirement and rules. The final output is maySeesbe : the power of resuming lands that are required for public purposes at a valuation to be formed by Her Majesty's Surveyor for the time being and that His Excellency has special reason to consider that that task should not be imposed on any single individual. His Excellency therefore intends to suggest as a modification of that Clause that lands to be resumed shall be appraised by an approved jury of not less than twelve persons on oath. This modification, should it be sanctioned by Her Majesty's Government, whose pleasure it must be understood to solely depend on - will remove from Her Majesty's Surveyor a most invidious duty, will naturally tend to increase the confidence of all holders of land in the Colony and will not, in His Excellency's opinion, any degree, compromise the rights of the public. No:188781 I have to be (signed) Richard Womane.Thomas J. Sales. Sir, Deputy Post Master.Victoria,Hongkong, 4th May, 1844. Adverting to my letter No:140 of the 1st Ultimo, in which was conveyed to you the sanction of His Excellency the Governor in Council for a continuance during the present quarter (with the Exceptions of the 2nd Clerk) of the Establishment duties, which, on assuming your duties, you found employed in the Post Office, I directed to intimate to you that arr
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may

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be

: the power of resuming lands that required for public purposes at a valuation to be formed by thr Majesty's Surveyor for the time being and that His Excellency special reason to consider that that task should not be imposed on any single individual. His Excellency therefore intends to suggest as a modification of that Clause that lands to be to resumed shall be appraised by approved jury of not less than twelve persons

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This modification should it be sanctioned by the Majesty' s Government whose pleasure it must be understood to solely depend - will remove from Her majesty's hurveyor a most invidious duty, will naturally tend to increase the confidence of all holders of land in the Colorry

and will not in His Excellency' s

opinion

No:188

781

arey degree, the

opinion compromise in rights of the public .

Shave to Chigned) Richard Womane.

Thomas J. Sales.

Sir,

sl.

Deputy Post Master .

Yetoria,

Hongkong, 4th May, 1844.

Adverting to my

letter No: 140 of

the 1 Ultimo, in which was conveyed

you

to

the sanction of His Excellency the lovernor in Council for a continuance during the present quarter (with the Exceptions of the 2° Clerk) of the Establishment

duties, you which, on assuming your found imployed in the Post Office, I directed to intimate to you

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