CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6] — Page 400

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Confutation to considerably more than that started in the Account published in the Hongkong Gazette of 25th June 1841,

1st, 384 - 7,800 feet, and 1850, 900 feet,

in all 114, 700 feet,

4707

I venture to point out that in consequence of circumstances which it is unnecessary to detail, we have been obliged to build two retaining sea walls, which will account for part of such increased measurement; and at the same time to observe that the pickets placed on the ground by the Government Officers, may be deemed to define the limits of our property than the published amount of superficial measurement, which, we think, is more fairly an error in computation, surveying, or printing.

We may be allowed, in following the pagination of the Government of Hong Kong, to point out that the quantity of water frontage which was purchased was a matter of speculation in land, but having regard to the limited quantity of such land which was available at the time of sale, we confined our purchases to what was strictly and indispensably necessary for our establishment, and that relying on the limits remaining unaltered, we did not doubt to increase our interest in such land elsewhere. Any alteration reducing our very limited extent of building ground could therefore occasion serious inconvenience, besides causing loss from money gone to the expense of making the foundation of our house, and ordering...

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Confutation to considerably more than that started in the Account published in the Hongkong Gazette of 25th June 1841, 1st, 384 - 7,800 feet, and 1850, 900 feet, in all 114, 700 feet, 4707 I venture to point out that in consequence of circumstances which it is unnecessary to detail, we have been obliged to build two retaining sea walls, which will account for part of such increased measurement; and at the same time to observe that the pickets placed on the ground by the Government Officers, may be deemed to define the limits of our property than the published amount of superficial measurement, which, we think, is more fairly an error in computation, surveying, or printing. We may be allowed, in following the pagination of the Government of Hong Kong, to point out that the quantity of water frontage which was purchased was a matter of speculation in land, but having regard to the limited quantity of such land which was available at the time of sale, we confined our purchases to what was strictly and indispensably necessary for our establishment, and that relying on the limits remaining unaltered, we did not doubt to increase our interest in such land elsewhere. Any alteration reducing our very limited extent of building ground could therefore occasion serious inconvenience, besides causing loss from money gone to the expense of making the foundation of our house, and ordering...
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Canfutation to considerably more than that started in the Account published in the Honghong Guzette of 25th June 1841, 1st, 384 - 7,800 feet, and 185_0, 900 feet, in celle 114, 700 feet, 4707 11€ Ive lucky may be allowed to to finint out that in consequence oferreum- stances which it is unnecessary detail, we have been obliged to build tw tion sear walls, which wall account for port of suck mereaved measurement; and at the same time to observe that be the pickets ploreed on the grou ne the ground by the Government Officers, mary we think he "more fairly deemed to define the limits of our property than the published anemnt of superficial measurement, which, ke an error in confuntation, sefying, or printing. be allowed, in foliating the pagation of the Government of A 4 may 39893 we Houghing to mir request, that me property not be curtailed by an altercation sin the live of Food, to pant out that the quantity of water frontage which soc functioned war with a matter of speenlation in land, but theart looking to the limited quantity of such land which was available at the time of Sale, we confined our purchases to what was strictly and indispensably necessary for ner establishment, and that relying on the limits remaining mattered love, not dought to increase air The interest in such land dewhere. Any alteration_redusing per very limited extent of building ground conilda therefore recadinud kry @nividerable serious love insovenience, besides kérines lows from mor living gone to the expence of making the foundation of nor nor linuse, and ordering
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Canfutation to considerably more than that started in the Account published in the Honghong Guzette of 25th June 1841,

1st, 384 - 7,800 feet, and 185_0, 900 feet,

in celle 114, 700 feet,

4707

11€

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printing.

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Houghing to mir request, that me property not be curtailed by an altercation sin the live of Food, to pant out that the quantity of water frontage which soc functioned war with a matter of speenlation in land, but theart looking to the limited quantity of such land which was available at the time of

Sale, we confined our purchases to what was strictly and indispensably necessary for ner establishment, and that relying on the limits remaining mattered love, not dought to increase air

The

interest in such land dewhere. Any alteration_redusing per very limited extent of building ground conilda therefore

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serious

love

insovenience, besides kérines lows from mor living gone to the expence of making the foundation of nor

nor linuse, and ordering

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