pressure.
me.
Marine Lot No. 68 is fifty feet square, the adjoining Lot west of 68A, bought by me and afterwards surrendered with the loss set forth in the annexed Table; this is another instance of my infatuated high expectations of the Colony.
me in
Inland Lot No. 319 is an oblong area of forty-five feet by eighty-eight, bought by me in December 1844, after unprecedented contested bidding, for two hundred per cent upon its original overrated upset rental.
The only circumstances in palliation of my buying this Lot at such price are,
the Lot was airy and perfectly level,
small,
My enthusiasm with one Rock only to clear off it, before building could be commenced; this, to me a sinful capitalist, smarting at the time at outlay to clear the mountain off Inland Lot No. 35, then under performance, combined with the great demand for Houses, and the facilities for speedily executing them, together with the fact of having been successful on all other lots the same day, hurried me forward to the purchase at which it was knocked down to me; it, and at such a Rent, got "lost; the buildings were commenced, finished, and tenanted, but, how illusive, barely a spar risen to other House, fled to other places far away, and concentrated in a Town. The Houses were like a Dream void, occupants plundering even to the fastenings from the Doors and Glaze from the Window sashes; the Grates were stolen; subjected thus is House property in Hongkong, in defiance of Police and Law, and the Landholder, in addition to rent, and taxes, must pay a private Watchman to protect his useless property; so it is. Having mortgaged this Lot to a friend for one thousand Dollars, at ten per cent, I was compelled to hold on until I repaid the Money; the Buildings were much
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pressure.
me.
Marine Lot. No 68 is fifty feet square, the adjoining Lot west of 68 A, bought by m and afterwards sumendered with the love set forth in the annered Table; this is another instance of my infatuated high, expectations of the Colony .
me in
Inland Lot. No 319 is an oblong or are of Forty-five. Feet by eighty-eight, bought by December 1844, after unprecedented- contected. bidding, for two hundred per cent, upon it's original. overrated upset rental. The
only circumstances in palliation of my buying this Lot at such
price, are,
the Lot
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airy and perfectly level,
small
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with one Rock only to clear off it, before building could be commenced; this, to me a sin capitalist; emarting at the time at outlay to clear the mountain off In land lot N.35, then under performance, combined with the great demand of or Honces, and the facilities this
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Lots offered to speedily exeet them, together with the fast of having been entlich on all other lots the same day, hurled me forward to the pismarde at which it was turcked down to sue;
it, and at such a Rent, got "lost; the buildings
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having
time was to be
swere commened, finished,
and tenanted, but, how illusive, barely a spar
risen-
to other House,
fled to other
uk
clapsed before the Sonants fled which had far away, and concentred in a Sown. The Houses were
like a Dream
void, ongrants plundering
even to the fastenings from the Ions and Glaze from the Window sashes; the
Nexy
Grates were
stolen; subjected thus is House property in
Houghing, in defiance of Police and Law, and the Landholder, in addition to rent, and taxes, must pay a private Watchman to protect- bis useless property; so it is. Having mortgaged this Lot to a friend for one thousand Follars, at ten per cent, I was compelled to hold on until Trepaid the Money; the Buildings were much
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