CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7] — Page 322

L.

when requiring repairs,

I should state that both fin James Stirling and Sir Michael

Seymour have at different times Купить accompanied

me to the shot

selected, which is the Village of

überdeen

on the South side

of

the

of

kland- accicsible by a road

46. Miles from Victoria along the

of 4 miles by pathways

Coast; - and of 4.

mer

the mountains.

nee with

Coneumeuee

Gentlemen who curved disposed to enter into the speculation and -furnish the needful funds, - two sites were chosen- und

and on

the first

Instant put up to public Auction,

you

5

31%

will see announeck in the

1

Houghtong svernment Gazette of the 16th Ultims. Each lot was rated

who

at a rental of £ 100 per annum One was purchased by a gentleman

proposes

to make a doint Stock Company - the other by M= Lamont who is to be assisted by the Funds of the house of Jardini Matteson and Company- to

premium

was

paid on the Lots. If invincibe difficulties do not

the

progress

present themselves in of the undertaking, I hope before the end of the

of the year 1858 that

Hong Kong will poncces

the new

attractions and elernents