CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2] — Page 142

Is Right Stonnath Henry Extorchere, MP.

Governa Sir John Bowring

37 February, 1953-

Victrix, Hong Kong,

Juccind

N 23.

Irelosures.

Intuition. Letters from

the Colonial Treasurer and the Surveyor General on the contemplated Praya Reclamation.

Wait further report

182.

Minute of Sir J. Bowring's ad interim dissentien –

Out 51

Luray

thrift of

7 For Wint.

Spinit report?

Min bfp

WL. in

1 Copy. 2.7.

Sir,

In 3739

Hongkong, 5th January 1856.

my letter No. 6, of 30 Decembr65,

I took the liberty of drawing attention to the desirableness of selling certain Lands at East Point, and further I said, "And, in connexion with the subject of Land rents, which is the main source of revenue, I would respectfully draw your attention to the fact that several parties, holders of Marine Lots, have greatly extended their ground from which enlargement they derive great benefits, without additional payment of rent. The leases granted for Marine Lots do not authorize such an extension of the property; and upon...

The Honnath

W. J. Mercer, Esquire,

Colonial Secretary.

from me

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Is Right Honourable Henry Extorchere, MP.

Governor Sir John Bowring

37 February, 1853-

Victrix, Hong Kong,

Judging

N 23.

Reclosures.

Intuition. Letters from the Colonial Treasurer and the Surveyor General on the contemplated Praya Reclamation.

Wait further report

182.

Minute of Sir J. Bowring's ad interim dissentien –

Out 51

Luray

Thrift of

7 For Wint.

Spirit report?

Min bfp

WL. in

1 Copy. 27.

Sir,

Hongkong, 5th January 1856.

My letter No. 6, of 30 December 65,

I took the liberty of drawing attention to the desirableness of selling certain Lands at East Point, and further I said, "And, in connexion with the subject of Land rents, which is the main source of revenue, I would respectfully draw your attention to the fact that several parties, holders of Marine Lots, have greatly extended their ground from which enlargement they derive great benefits, without additional payment of rent. The leases granted for Marine Lots do not authorize such an extension of the property; and upon...

The Honourable

W. J. Mercer, Esquire,

Colonial Secretary.

Upon closer inspection and following the instructions to correct OCR output: 1. The date "37 February, 1953-" is likely incorrect due to February having only 28 or 29 days and the year being potentially misplaced (1853 is more plausible given the context of Sir John Bowring's governorship). 2. "Is Right Stonnath Henry Extorchere, MP." is likely "Is Right Honourable Henry Pottinger or another relevant figure, MP." 3. "Victrix, Hong Kong," could be a misrecognition; "Victoria, Hong Kong" is plausible, referring to Queen Victoria. 4. "Juccind" is likely "Judging". 5. "Irelosures" is likely "Reclosures". 6. "Mick The Minicule" seems to be a misrecognition and is removed as it doesn't make sense in context. 7. "Kongthong" is likely "Hong Kong". 8. "Luray" and "Spinit report" are unclear but might be related to specific names or terms; "Spirit report" is a possible correction. 9. "my. 137 letter M. 6, of 0 # Jamuangh65," is likely "my letter No. 6, of 30 December 65". 10. "Hroughong, 5th January 1966" is likely "Hongkong, 5th January 1856," given the historical context. 11. "The Homnath" is likely "The Honourable". The final output is formatted in HTML as requested.