CO129-033 - General Stavely - Lieut. Governor - 1850 [5-8] — Page 427

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No 17.

(Copy)

F 420

ht -Census & Registration Office,

Victoria, Hongkong,

et 21 August, 1850.

In reference to returns No. 15 & 16, laid before His Excellency the Governor, relating to ownership and occupation of houses by foreigners and Chinese, the respective population of each and the estimated amount of ground rent paid for each description of property, (which, I consider it necessary to remark, was compiled without having any knowledge or idea of the object of requiring the information), that by verbal direction of His Excellency, the Governor I have the honor to report thereon, in

reference to

in re statement that Chinese from the heavy

ground-rents are deterred from recording

The Honorable

Major Williams (acting)

Colonial Secretary

ad to the residents, showing that it is only

Colony

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No 17. (Copy) F 420 ht -Census & Registration Office, Victoria, Hongkong, et 21 August, 1850. In reference to returns No. 15 & 16, laid before His Excellency the Governor, relating to ownership and occupation of houses by foreigners and Chinese, the respective population of each and the estimated amount of ground rent paid for each description of property, (which, I consider it necessary to remark, was compiled without having any knowledge or idea of the object of requiring the information), that by verbal direction of His Excellency, the Governor I have the honor to report thereon, in reference to in re statement that Chinese from the heavy ground-rents are deterred from recording The Honorable Major Williams (acting) Colonial Secretary ad to the residents, showing that it is only Colony
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No 17. (Copy) F 420 ht -Census & Registration Office, Victoria, Hongkong, et 21 August, 1850. In reference to returns No. 15 & 16, laid before His Excellency the Governor, relating to ownership and occupation of houses by foreigners and Chineed, the respectiva population of each and the cetimated amount of ground rent paid for each description of property, (which, I consider it necessary to remark, was compiled without having any knowledge or iden of the object of requiring the information), that by verbal direction of His Excellency, the Governor I have the honor to report thereow, in r reforened to in re statement that Chinese from the heavy Ed-rents are deterred from recorting ground-re Colony The Honorable. Major ad to the residents, showing that it is only Williams (aine) Colonial Secretary
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No 17.

(Copy)

F

420

ht

-Census & Registration Office,

Victoria, Hongkong,

et

21 August, 1850.

In reference to returns No. 15 & 16, laid before His Excellency the Governor, relating to ownership and occupation of houses by foreigners and Chineed, the respectiva population of each and the cetimated amount of ground rent paid for each description of property, (which, I consider it necessary to remark, was compiled without having any knowledge or iden of the object of requiring the information), that by verbal direction of His Excellency, the Governor I have the honor to report thereow, in

r

reforened to

in re

statement that Chinese from the heavy

Ed-rents are deterred from recorting

ground-re

Colony

The Honorable.

Major

ad

to the

residents, showing that it is only

Williams (aine)

Colonial Secretary

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