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3. Ordered that the President do invite R. B. Autrobus, Esq., to attend now and be examined; and a letter was sent to him accordingly.
1. Ordered that the following papers be added to the Appendix -
I. Extracts from Captain Elliot's Notification dated Macao the 1st May 1841.
II. Captain Elliot's Public "Notice", dated Macao, 7th June 1841, - and
III. Extracts from Assistant Secretary Morrison's "Terms of Sale", read at the first sale on the 11th June 1841.
Land called in and examined, said:
R. C. Antrobus, by being
I am a partner in the firm of Messrs Lindsay & Co., a member of Hongkong; Our firm has been established here ever since the formation of the Colony. We are Marine Lot Holders: Our Lots are 2, 22, 29, 29, 30, and 300. I was present at the meetings convened in November last to consider the terms of the Government Notification of the 10th November. I concurred in the resolutions of those meetings.
In answering the First Question I assume that the work is to be done. In that case I think that it should be done exclusively by Government rather than by a number of different individuals, and because it would be better done by Government than by individuals, it would be unreasonable to expect that individuals should themselves carry out a work to which they are opposed, and which they consider injurious to their own rights of property.
Moreover, every work assumed...
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3. Ordered that the President do invite R. b. Autrobus, es q =, to attend now and be examined; and a letter
was sent to him accordingly.
1. Ordered that the following papers be added to the Appendix -
1. Extracts from Captain Elliot's Notification dated Macan the 1st May 1841. –
11. Captain Elliot's Public "Notice", dated Macao, 7th June 18/11, - and H. Extracts from assistant Secretary Morrison's Terms
of Sale", read at the first sale on the 11th June 1841.
Land
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called in and examined, said:
R. C . Antrobus, by being
-
I am a partner in the firm of Mest Lindsay +ber of Houghong ;- Our firm has been established here ever since the formation
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of the Colony. We are Marine not
Holders: Our Lots are 2, 22, 29, 29, 30,
and 300, - I was
meetings
present at the convened in November
last to consider the terms of the Government Notification of the
10th November. I concurred in the
resolutions of those meetings.
In answering
the First
Question I assume that the
work is to be done. In that case I think that it should be
done exclusively by lovernments
by~ Government than by a number of different individuals, and
as it would be better done
because it would be unreasonable
out a work to
to expect that individuals should. themselves Carry which they
are
opposed, and
which they consider injurious
to their own.
rights of property.
work
work assumed
Moreover, every wor
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