CO129-011 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [1-4] — Page 183

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

No 28, 1845.

Inclosure No 2 in dispatch

130

Extract of a Letter from Treasurer Hwang, in reply to an Letter from the Provincial.

application from Sir Henry Pottinger.

First rate Land in the neighbourhood of Canton producing annually above 700 catties of paddy values 60 Taels per Mow:

Second rate land producing about 400 catties paddy per annum values 30 Taels per Mow.

Third-rate land producing above 100 catties paddy values above 10 Taels per Mow

(True Translation)
(signed) Sh. Gutzlaff
Chinese Secretary

True Copy
"Frederick Mr. A. Bruce

Duplicate

price in perpetuity. $30 per mow as recommended by Committee, 14th May, 1844.

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No 28, 1845. Inclosure No 2 in dispatch 130 Extract of a Letter from Treasurer Hwang, in reply to an Letter from the Provincial. application from Sir Henry Pottinger. First rate Land in the neighbourhood of Canton producing annually above 700 catties of paddy values 60 Taels per Mow: Second rate land producing about 400 catties paddy per annum values 30 Taels per Mow. Third-rate land producing above 100 catties paddy values above 10 Taels per Mow (True Translation)(signed) Sh. GutzlaffChinese Secretary True Copy"Frederick Mr. A. Bruce Duplicate price in perpetuity. $30 per mow as recommended by Committee, 14th May, 1844.
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No 28, 1845. Inolvare No 2 in dupatch 130 Intract of a Letter from Treasurer Hwang, in reply to an Letter from the Provincial. application from Sir. Henry Pottinger. First rate Land in the neighbourhood of Canton producing annually above 700 catties of paddy values 60 Jaels per er Mow: Second rate. land producing about: 11.00 catties paddy per 30 Jaels per { Mow. annum values Third-rate-land-producing above 100 catties paddy values above 10 Taels per. Mow ( True Translation) (signed) Sh. Gutzlaff Chinese Secretary True Fixy "Prederich Mr. A. Bruce Suplicate price in perpetuity. $30 per mow as From Commitee, roommending purchases 14th May, 18414.
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No 28, 1845.

Inolvare No 2 in dupatch

130

Intract of a Letter from Treasurer Hwang, in reply to an

Letter from the Provincial.

application from Sir. Henry Pottinger.

First rate Land in the neighbourhood of Canton producing annually above 700 catties of paddy values 60 Jaels per

er Mow:

Second rate. land producing about: 11.00 catties paddy per

30 Jaels

per

{

Mow.

annum

values

Third-rate-land-producing above

100 catties paddy values above 10 Taels

per.

Mow

( True Translation)

(signed) Sh. Gutzlaff

Chinese Secretary

True Fixy

"Prederich Mr. A.

Bruce

Suplicate

price in perpetuity. $30 per mow as

From Commitee, roommending purchases

14th May, 18414.

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