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publicly known in New South Wales __

The Plan in question appears to have been briefly

as follows. It was proposed

to permit the occupation of allotments

of Land rent free, for purposes of

Pasturage. The termure

was to be during the pleasure of the Chorial Governed but the Occupiers were to have a year's notice previously to removal. In case of competition priority of application

to be the chief rule in selecting the Candidates. The Governor's object.

was

was

to increase the

and reduce the high price of meat and netimately to obtani a Rent to Government.

Cattle in Hong Hong,

In

In Our former Report on this

24th May 1945. subject, to which we would beg leave to

refer, we suggested a doubt whether Australian Settlers would be likely to take advantage to much extent of the Plan proposed by Sir 37 Davis, and the Governor in his present communication states, that he is by no means sanguine of success!

On the whole, we are disposed to think that the publication in New South Wales of any notice calculated to induce Letters to proceed to Hong Kong would not be advisais; and we cannot

recommend to Lord Stanley that this meanse should be approved.

alio

The Governor in his present

Despatch explains the pacilities which by

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