CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6] — Page 173

signature, and it frequently happens that

wvere

inattentive is the Sunmore,

the partice

and there much time

lost.

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But

will now be taken in conjunction

2 stor

with the Acting Registrar General, te comple the execution of about 150 Leases hand - so soon as the attention of Mr

Tarrant can be given

to that

exclusively business. Much of that person's time has been occupied during

the last half year, with the "House valeation and Police

tate tessessment - which has entailed

mt øre

difficulty

ive

the

than is anticipated again.

to act as attomey for 20

ement

besides having for the Crown in

getting. of ground lent from the Chinese

in arrears d

holders of Marine Lots, and also in

same

the

capacity in the ejectment causes,..__ instituted by Mr. James White. dehrived of his Services for a portion of the previous half year.

In the Dred Registry Department

65

170

65 Memorials have been Tegistered by

Europeans

Chinese, the. 18 by

and 48.

preparation of the latter is the duty of

Mr Tarrant all Leases

being translated -:into Chinese, it is necessary consequence that the deed of sale or transfer of the

must be executed in the

dane mai

dane.

lar

Mr Gutzlaff propaves the general terms of the agreement, and from that the Memorial is

is firepared in the manner. Required by the Ordinance : This then, together with it's translation into Chinese is made out in duplicate by Mr Tarrant,

tl: and the Clerk Keokitche

The Leases Remaining

Eurcheans

are a

corted

a few of the purchasers at Captur. Elliott's sate, who have been repeatedly called upon

to do

Le

but decline; they

the following, Mese? Lindsay 76, Pent 16, Turner & ; Tex Hawson MC., Macricar M, I.. Larking, Robertson, and others the

reasone

alleged bear Reference to certain

Correspondence