CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 125

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willing

for

with His Excellency's permission to undertake

me the duties of my department; an arrangement

which, from the proximity of the Land Office to the Treasury, will perhaps be more convenient than

were

any

other officer selected.

The state of business in the office,

is such

that the Account for the present Quarter will be

ready

as sisual soon.

after the expiration of this

the last month, and I do not anticipate any delay

or

public inconvenience;

ce from my temporary

absence from my post-

My.

securities will of course,

course remain in

absence, and any other precautionary

force during my absence, and any

measures will be taken on this head which His

Excellency may with.

I have, te

(Signed) H. T. Mercer,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Maine Colonial fecretary

Financial.

WJ

Copy to Land

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RECENSED

SEP 27 1847

My Lord,

121

1564 Honey Hong

Victoria, Hongkong,

1th July, 1847%.

I have the honor to transmit

herewith Lists of Land Sales which have

of

taken place during the last half year, namely;

:the 5th May, and the of ot

on

the of th June:

The first of these sales was

chiefly

undertaken with a view to provide for the wants of the lower orders of Chinese, whom it

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1 found.

inconvenient to permit as mere squatters

in mat sheds, a system which has proved

subversive of good order and security by promoting a vagabond population. They have therefore been compelled to remove their sheds, and allowed the opportunity of possessing small allatments on Lease. The total annual.

The Right Honorable,

The Carl Grey,

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