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year

"

or even less if it be found absolutely necessary".

He adds that there

other

large

are

Houses in the

same locality,

locality, the owner,

which will probably

7

offer

an

252

opinion against

the course suggested by the

fovernor nevertheless it is

three

if

impossible not to see that

these continual application

always

of

demand a

a reduction

Rent

and

he

that

urgeo

/

in such an event the local

fovernment should be authorized to entertain the

question.

3

to the

The matter is one

right

decision

of

which local information is to indispensable, that

we

hardly

venture to

for reduction are

successful,

the

tant branch

most impor

the

V

public

Revenue in Hong Kong

will be

gradually

worn

away. Considering that

rent of

the

This land was

revised and resettled by a Committee sitting

opot lissle more than

year ago,

can

the

a

scarcely

supposes that it is really

more

offer