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(Letter 7.)

361

Cantor, 30th Novr. 1849.

85 بار

9 in Despatch

Inclosure sure to g

4

1850

Letter from Mast? Bent off.

therm regarding

8 lots

f

Land held

16th Nov 1849.

The Honble. W. C. Mercer, Leg:

Chas: St. George Cleverly, Esqre- J. W. Smith, Esq.

Charles J. Fr. Stuart - Esq: Walter Davidson, Esq:

Gentlemen,

Committee for inquiring

into the Land Cenurd

of the Colony of Hongkong

of

We beg to bring to the notice

the mode of

the Committee a

measuring

a grievance

vis

the Lots of Land in the Island of Hongkong, which in our opinion presses

voice in

much unjustly on the purchaser, who has no regulating the size of the lots, but is compelled to take them as measured by the Surveyor General, though a great part

be perfectly useless to him. We think the position in which we ourselves are placed by the purchase of the 2 Inland

may

Lots numbered 53 and 54 will show

the Committee the grounds of our complaint

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(Letter 7.) 361 Cantor, 30th Novr. 1849. 85 بار 9 in Despatch Inclosure sure to g 4 1850 Letter from Mast? Bent off. therm regarding 8 lots f Land held 16th Nov 1849. The Honble. W. C. Mercer, Leg: Chas: St. George Cleverly, Esqre- J. W. Smith, Esq. Charles J. Fr. Stuart - Esq: Walter Davidson, Esq: Gentlemen, Committee for inquiring into the Land Cenurd of the Colony of Hongkong of We beg to bring to the notice the mode of the Committee a measuring a grievance vis the Lots of Land in the Island of Hongkong, which in our opinion presses voice in much unjustly on the purchaser, who has no regulating the size of the lots, but is compelled to take them as measured by the Surveyor General, though a great part be perfectly useless to him. We think the position in which we ourselves are placed by the purchase of the 2 Inland may Lots numbered 53 and 54 will show the Committee the grounds of our complaint
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(Letter 7.) 361 Cantor, 30th. Novr. 1849. 85 بار 9 in Despatch Inclosure sure to g 4 1850 Letter from Mast? Bent off. therm regarding 8 lots f Land held 16th Nov 1849. The Honble. W. C. Mercer, leg: Chas: St. George Cleverly, Esque- J. W. Smith, Esq. Charles J. Fr. Stuart - Eeq: Walter Davidson, E19: Gentlemen, Committee for inquiring into the Land Cenurd of the Colony of Hongkong of We beg to bring to the noties the mode of the Committee a measuring a grievance vis the Lots of Land in the Island of Singking, which in our opinion prosses voice in moch unjustly on the purchaser, who has no regulating the size of the lots, but. is compelled to take them as measured by the Surveyor General, though a great part be perfectly useless to hind . We think the position in which we ourselves are placed by the purchase of the 2 Inland may Lots numbered 53 and 544 will show the Committed the grounds of our complaint
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(Letter 7.)

361

Cantor, 30th. Novr. 1849.

85 بار

9 in Despatch

Inclosure sure to g

4

1850

Letter from Mast? Bent off.

therm

regarding

8 lots

f

Land held

16th Nov 1849.

The Honble. W. C. Mercer, leg:

Chas: St. George Cleverly, Esque- J. W. Smith, Esq.

Charles J. Fr. Stuart - Eeq: Walter Davidson, E19:

Gentlemen,

Committee for inquiring

into the Land Cenurd

of the Colony of Hongkong

of

We beg to bring to the noties

the mode of

the Committee a

measuring

a grievance

vis

the Lots of Land in the Island of Singking, which in our opinion prosses

voice in

moch unjustly on the purchaser, who has no regulating the size of the lots, but. is compelled to take them as measured by the Surveyor General, though a great part

be perfectly useless to hind . We think the position in which we ourselves are placed by the purchase of the 2 Inland

may

Lots numbered 53 and 544 will show

the Committed the grounds of our complaint

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