CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4] — Page 136

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Head ofthe Gort, on the faith of

which he stated that he had

expended a lave surn

of

oney. On this the Gu.

Money.

informed him that be otch

hold tie

opinion, lah

sauce opinion,

theat the conprmation of such acts tested with A.

Ms. Gort. De reporting upon this case Sir W. Pottingen gave Dr. Webster the fall

beulit off the fact that

the transfer ofthe dots had

Sv.

been sauctionid Ichuston, but contended that if (ap. Theik had Even proceeded in th the buildings they onust have

been pulled down es

they

Fueroneted

5. May. /45.

Encroached apon

the Public

132

Road - that no poimipion

had been

given by the Johaston

to enlarge the original

allotment & that the whole

traus action had taken place

long

after the

The news

of peace

had reached Hong Kong,

a value to

V had given a

the Land which it did not

before popes.

Lord Stanley having desired Sir Henry Potteriger not to

saccation any

provisional grants informed the for that the proper time for deciding upon the Webbotéis

claim would be when the

(perposed) Erequiry was Made into the equitable claims of all holders of Land in Hong Kong.

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