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The advisability of taking this land wholly out of the hands of the Chinese, and they wish to cultivate vegetables, of making for them rent it from that purpose the Crown.

The Survey of the Wongneichung and Sookunpo Vallies will be finished by the 18th on 12th of March, if the weather prove favourable, and we shall then be able to lay before His Excellency the amount of land for which compensation is to be paid. Any steps which His Excellency may sanction for draining may however be going on meanwhile.

(Signed)

# 1

We have to.

W. Caine Chief Magistrate

Ch: Gutzlaff Secretary

A. J. Gordon Land Officer

(True Copy)

Frederick M. A. Brueg

In consequence of directions from His Excellency the Governor conveyed to Mr. Gutzlaff, Major Caine, Chief Magistrate, and Mr Gutzlaff, the Chinese Secretary, met this day at the Office of the Chief Magistrate, the other member of Committee, Mr. Gordon, the Land Officer, is unable to attend, being on sick leave at Macau.

Victoria, 14th May, 1841.

The Committee proceed to take into consideration the claims of the holders of Land in the Mongneichong and Tookunpo Vallies, and after a careful investigation, are of opinion, that it would be fair and equitable to award them $30 per Mow for all the Lands on which the cultivation of Paddy has been.


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The advisability of taking this land wholly out of the hands of the Chinese, and they wish to cultivate vegetables, of making for them rent it from that purpose the Crown. The Survey of the Wongneichung and Sookunpo Vallies will be finished by the 18th on 12th of March, if the weather prove favourable, and we shall then be able to lay before His Excellency the amount of land for which compensation is to be paid. Any steps which His Excellency may sanction for draining may however be going on meanwhile. (Signed) # 1 We have to. W. Caine Chief Magistrate Ch: Gutzlaff Secretary A. J. Gordon Land Officer (True Copy) Frederick M. A. Brueg In consequence of directions from His Excellency the Governor conveyed to Mr. Gutzlaff, Major Caine, Chief Magistrate, and Mr Gutzlaff, the Chinese Secretary, met this day at the Office of the Chief Magistrate, the other member of Committee, Mr. Gordon, the Land Officer, is unable to attend, being on sick leave at Macau. Victoria, 14th May, 1841. The Committee proceed to take into consideration the claims of the holders of Land in the Mongneichong and Tookunpo Vallies, and after a careful investigation, are of opinion, that it would be fair and equitable to award them $30 per Mow for all the Lands on which the cultivation of Paddy has been. Page 178
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advisability of taking this land wholly out of the hands of the Chinese, and they wish to cultivate regetables, of making for them rent it from that purpose the Crown The Survey of the Wongneichung and Sookunpor Vallies will be finished by the 18th on 12th of March, if the weather prove farmable, and we shall then be able to lay before. His hacellonag the- amount of land for which compensation. is to be paid. Any steps which. It is Excellency may sanction them may for draining however be going mean while. (Signed) ( # 1 J on in the We have to. W. Caine Chief Magistrate Ch: Gutzlatten Steretary A. J. Gordon Land Officer (Trice (opy) Frederick M. A. Brueg In 178 consequence of directions from His Excellency the Governor. convoyed to Mr. Gutzlaff, Major faine, Chief Magistrate, and Mr Gutzlaff, the Chinese. Secretary, met this day at the Office of the chief. -Magistrale, the other member of Committie, Mr. Gordon, the Land offion, is unable to attend, being on sick leave.. at Macau. of of this Victoria, 14th May, 18414. The Committee proceed to take into consideration the claims of the holders Land in the Mongneichoong and - Took humpov Vallies, and after a careful investigation, are of opinion, that it would be fair and equitable to award- them on $30 per Mow for all the Lands which the cultivation of Paddy has been
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advisability of taking this land wholly out of the hands of the Chinese, and they wish to cultivate regetables, of

making

for

them rent it from

that purpose

the Crown

The Survey of the Wongneichung and Sookunpor Vallies will be finished by the 18th on 12th of March, if the weather prove farmable, and we shall then be able to lay before. His hacellonag the- amount of land for

which

compensation. is to be paid. Any steps which. It is Excellency may sanction

them

may

for draining

however be going

mean while.

(Signed)

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on in the

We have to.

W. Caine Chief Magistrate

Ch: Gutzlatten Steretary

A. J. Gordon

Land Officer

(Trice (opy)

Frederick M. A. Brueg

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178

consequence of directions from His Excellency the Governor. convoyed to Mr. Gutzlaff, Major faine, Chief Magistrate, and Mr Gutzlaff, the Chinese. Secretary, met this day at the Office of the chief. -Magistrale, the other member of Committie, Mr. Gordon, the Land offion, is unable to attend, being on sick leave..

at Macau.

of

of this

Victoria, 14th May, 18414.

The Committee proceed to take into consideration the claims of the holders Land in the Mongneichoong and - Took humpov Vallies, and after a careful investigation, are of opinion, that it would be fair and equitable to award-

them

on

$30 per Mow for all the Lands which the cultivation of Paddy has

been

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