CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 325

the earle part of

in the

the present year

the Hon ble the Colonial Jécretary sent to

me

istry a Nemorial

for registry

Almarias of a Dceb

the

together wits te orainal seed, which purported to be an addigament of Chase hold known as the Central

"Market in this place; on inspection of this Document I discoverdd grant informalities; A mortgage of

the

property had been previously registered:

lukt nopmention sous made in the Leed of the Property bling on anywise in comm bored.

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the consideration specified wast

ridiculously small in proportion

d

the value of the property, in fact less in amount than the registore of mortgage incumbrance, and I had grounds for belief that the Issignors death, must have occurred exacting about the date of the deed;

Ordinance for Deed Registry dold art however authorize the Registrar reject and Memorial provided Kut it contains the particulars set fort

in a schedule attached to the Frdinance, and when attested be the

bath of a competent hesson, but be

person;

instructions conveyed in an extra

Letter from the (olonial Secret auf

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all Deeds and Convey ances

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by Chiness

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were or serea to pass through the office of the Chinese Secretary for investigations, and the [frinese Teeretary Loving Concured the opinion that the Document __ exhibited general irregularity the partico Concerned in the

property

we're sent for

and examined, when the brother of the deceased Assignor alleged the Solum ant to be a Forgery, with consent

Mortgagee,

and according to the

The

Ordinance, Re Memorial was however

eventually registered; stage of the proceedings

(The

It

It was at this

that Mi Afoon

ble

The brother of the deceased Aldigne) Stuted to me that his Brother had been in the habit of paying to the lon Major Cames Comprador James of One Humores

One Hundred and Fifty

and

Dollars & Months, which he alleged were extorted by the Hon the shajor Caine's order, and had been promised for that Centerm and interest in obtaining for Fir deceased Mi &qur the holding

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"did not deem it

the Market wrudent or right, for Rasons which 'will hereafter be stated to

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