CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8] — Page 374

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485 & 1850.

nclosure Noll in Despatch

Letter from

Brr A. Carter,

regarding Marine lob N. 44.

30th November, 1849.

368

9.)

(Letter 9th Victoria, Hongkong,

To the

21st November, 1849.

Committer investigating the

Land Cenure of this Colony.

Gentlemen

They

to lay claim for

reduction of the present high rent of Lot

No 9

one

being

: it is indeed without exception

of the worst lots in

the worst lots in the Cown, but

little central, and the mania

for

building being in its prime, this lot was deemed desirable and accepted by

me

at its upset rental, in compensation for

and in

certain ground

South boundary

the Cantonment. The

is one

hundred and

feet above it's North frontage

a huge mass of rocks and

notwithstanding

;

thirty

it is a

Springs,

and

I have spent

three

thousand dollars in improving it, it now

scarcely brings in sufficient to pay

the

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485 & 1850. nclosure Noll in Despatch Letter from Brr A. Carter, regarding Marine lob N. 44. 30th November, 1849. 368 9.) (Letter 9th Victoria, Hongkong, To the 21st November, 1849. Committer investigating the Land Cenure of this Colony. Gentlemen They to lay claim for reduction of the present high rent of Lot No 9 one being : it is indeed without exception of the worst lots in the worst lots in the Cown, but little central, and the mania for building being in its prime, this lot was deemed desirable and accepted by me at its upset rental, in compensation for and in certain ground South boundary the Cantonment. The is one hundred and feet above it's North frontage a huge mass of rocks and notwithstanding ; thirty it is a Springs, and I have spent three thousand dollars in improving it, it now scarcely brings in sufficient to pay the
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485 & 1850. nclosure Noll in Despatch Letter from Brr A. Carter, regarding Marine lob N. 44. 30th November, 1849. 368 9.) (Letter 9th Victoria, Hongkong, To the 21st November, 1849. Committer investigating the Land Cenure of this Colony. Gentlemen They to lay claim for -reduction of the present high pent of Lot No g one being A : it is indeed without exception of the worst lots in the worst lots in the Cown, but Q. little central, and the mania for building being in its prime, this lit was decmed desirable and accepted by me at its upset rentab, in compensation for nd in certain greend Louth boundary the Cantonment . The is one hundred) and feet above it's Noth frontage huge mass of rocks and notwithstanding ; thirty it is a Springs, and b three Shand spent thousand dollars in improving it, it now searecly brings in sufficient to pay the
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485 & 1850.

nclosure Noll in Despatch

Letter from

Brr A. Carter,

regarding Marine lob N. 44.

30th November, 1849.

368

9.)

(Letter 9th Victoria, Hongkong,

To the

21st November, 1849.

Committer investigating the

Land Cenure of this Colony.

Gentlemen

They

to lay claim for

-reduction of the present high pent of Lot

No g

one

being

A

: it is indeed without exception

of the worst lots in

the worst lots in the Cown, but

Q.

little central, and the mania

for

building being in its prime, this lit was decmed desirable and accepted by

me

at its upset rentab, in compensation for

nd in

certain greend

Louth boundary

the Cantonment . The

is one

hundred) and

feet above it's Noth frontage

huge mass of rocks and

notwithstanding

;

thirty

it is a

Springs,

and

b three

Shand spent

thousand dollars in improving it, it now

searecly brings in sufficient to pay

the

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