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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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66. 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... 339
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66. 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 5 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 339 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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66.

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

5

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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