CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7] — Page 294

tages of ".

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happy to state that the advantage British Colony have attracted to Hongkong

very

another ve commercial and useful class of men, the Parsees of Bombay, Cong

since

in the trade with China.

actively engagede v They applied to me in a

body for the grant

of a piece of land at some distance from Victoria as an exclusive place of sepulture for their trike . A portion of ground has accordingly been allotted to them for this purpose beyond the Western extremity of the Town, free of rent as in other instances

of the kind, and they

ars

lo

surround it with

wall and otherwise to improve it at their

charge.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

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