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181 of this property has been paid in full and that these Lots have yielded altogether £841:1:10, although no benefit whatever has accrued to the holder during the time of his lease.

3. In all similar cases the holders of Land in Hongkong have been allowed to resume their Land, but on the 6th December Last Earl Grey signified his opinion to the Governor that these resumptions could not be indefinitely allowed, and should therefore be discontinued after proper notification to that effect.

We are not aware whether the Governor has taken any measures to carry out these Instructions, though we cannot hardly doubt he has received them at the date of Despatch.

But he has since recommended the appointment of a Commission to Enquire into the state of the Landed tenure of the Colony generally, and into each individual case of hardship, which appointment has been sanctioned by Lord Grey.

4. As the whole Land question will thus be brought under review, it seems to...

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Admiralty Fore Office Office 181 of this property has been paid in full and that these Lots have yielded altogether £841:1:10, although no benefit whatever has accrued to the holder during the time of his lease. 3. In all similar cases the holders of Land in Hongkong have been allowed to resume their Land, but on the 6th December Last Earl Grey signified his opinion to the Governor that these resumptions could not be indefinitely allowed, and should therefore be discontinued after proper notification to that effect. We are not aware whether the Governor has taken any measures to carry out these Instructions, though we cannot hardly doubt he has received them at the date of Despatch. But he has since recommended the appointment of a Commission to Enquire into the state of the Landed tenure of the Colony generally, and into each individual case of hardship, which appointment has been sanctioned by Lord Grey. 4. As the whole Land question will thus be brought under review, it seems to...
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Fore Office

Office

کہ

181 o

this property has been paid

in full

and that these Loto

have yielded altogether £841:1:10, althiongh

benefit whatever

220

has accrued to the stolder

diening the time of his lease.

3.

In all siniclar cases the stolders of Land in Story Kong have been allowed to

their Land, but on the resign 6th December Cast Ear Gree signified his opinion to the Governor that these resumptions could not be indefinitely allowed, and should therefore be discontinued after proper notification to that

We are not aware effect.

d

whether

whether the Governor has

taken

any measures to

carry

out these Instructions, though

we con

nuust

hardly doubt he

- have received

at the date

Despatch.

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the

thenn

present

But he has since

recommended the appointment of a Commission to Enquire

into the stabe

Temire

of

of the Landed the Colony generally,

and into each individual case of hardship, which anffection has been sanctioned by Lord Gry.

4

As the whole Land Gnection will thus be brought

under review, it seems to

Mo

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