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the arbitration in order that it might be forwarded hence to the Colonial Secretary's letter informed him at the time it should be.

For the first time on 25th February 1867, in a letter from the Colonial Secretary addressed to Mr. Foluston, it was stated that the house was not in a sufficiently good condition to be purchased for a Court house, but it was added that it would be continued to be rented and that the question of purchase would be referred home for consideration by that Mail: the mail of February 1847.

and with confidence in the justice of H. M. Government, he awaited patiently an adjudication until the 8th September 1847, when he was informed, without any allusion being made to the reference home, that there was no probability that his house could be required after the expiration of the year - and the lease was terminated by Government on the last day of February 1848.

All these circumstances clearly show that Mr. Foluston has on every occasion conformed to the expressed wishes of the Government of Hong Kong. That this Government had the option of taking Mr. Foluston's house for the public use shortly after it was built. That this Government at a later date...

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the arbitration in order that it might be forwarded hence to the Colonial Secretary's letter informed him at the time it should be. For the first time on 25th February 1867, in a letter from the Colonial Secretary addressed to Mr. Foluston, it was stated that the house was not in a sufficiently good condition to be purchased for a Court house, but it was added that it would be continued to be rented and that the question of purchase would be referred home for consideration by that Mail: the mail of February 1847. and with confidence in the justice of H. M. Government, he awaited patiently an adjudication until the 8th September 1847, when he was informed, without any allusion being made to the reference home, that there was no probability that his house could be required after the expiration of the year - and the lease was terminated by Government on the last day of February 1848. All these circumstances clearly show that Mr. Foluston has on every occasion conformed to the expressed wishes of the Government of Hong Kong. That this Government had the option of taking Mr. Foluston's house for the public use shortly after it was built. That this Government at a later date...
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the arbitration in order that it

might be forwarded hinne

the

0.0

Extincial Secretary's letter informed

time it should be.

the

For the first time ou 25th February 1867, in a letter from the Colonial scaretary addressed_ te Mo foluston, it was stated that

to

his Trous

ين

ADE 2

not in a

sufficiently

good condition to be purchased for a Court house, but it was added

that it would be continued to be

Rented and

that the

be referred home for,

seetjoat wuld

consideration

by that Mail: the mail of February

1847.

and

Wille

confidence

justice of H. M.

in the

cquity

of H. M. Government, ton awaited patiently a

Arfoluaton

until the 8th September 18417, when informed without

Lie

10 AR

any

1

222

allusion being

made to the

Reference

a great...

home, that there

LOCOS

probability that his house could

not be required.

after

the

as

fourt house

the

expiration of

and the have

Aveva

year

- ated by

Government on the last day of February accordingly.

1848.

All these circumstances

show that Mt Bolins ton

clearly show that

has on

to the

every

conformed

the

Wheat

expressed wishes of Government of Wegkongs Government had the

this

teze

of

We Johnstire house from October 18/3 to the last day of Hebruary That this Govence

1840.-

had the option of taking Mifoliuston's house for the public, shortly after it was built. That this Goverment at a later date

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