CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863 — Page 519

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dealing with then

Chinese Owners who

are

not dispossessed

then that indicated

by the H.R. in his despatch

The 30 Apr 1862, viz

by regranting

their

Land free of expense,

under a Lease of 999 years only,

at the same rent

as

they had before paid to the Crown.

 

3. In differing

Date of Reversion

I understand their view.

With minute on

Saunders' memo to the Military Executive 4.10.-

 

I think that in Kowloon the Colonial

Government will act wisely in limiting the duration of building

Leases to such

a short period

as

will be

sufficient to encourage

the construction

of handsome & substantial

buildings, reserving

to the Colony

a

reversion

which when it

falls in will be

of great

Value to the Revenue.

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dealing with then Chinese Owners who are not dispossessed then that indicated by the H.R. in his despatch The 30 Apr 1862, viz by regranting their Land free of expense, under a Lease of 999 years only, at the same rent as they had before paid to the Crown.   3. In differing Date of Reversion I understand their view. With minute on Saunders' memo to the Military Executive 4.10.-   I think that in Kowloon the Colonial Government will act wisely in limiting the duration of building Leases to such a short period as will be sufficient to encourage the construction of handsome & substantial buildings, reserving to the Colony a reversion which when it falls in will be of great Value to the Revenue.
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"dealing with then Chinese Owners who are not disporremed then that indicalist by die HR in his despath The 30 apl 1862, Viz by regranting theis Land free oflspense, under a Lease of 999 gears onlyet to the same rent as 20 they had before. paid to the Chemist fort. می 3. In disferring Date of Rewearth I understand thes thyy's view. With menite on sexon's memo th Military Experditive 4.10.- M. of the Land acquind its 514 Kowloon the Colonial fort will Ittunk act wisely in limiting the duration of building Leases to such pinte sight period as a will be sufficient to sucourag the construction 2 handsome & substantial buildings, reserving In the Colony a reversion which when it in will be it sells 7 great Value in the Revenue.
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"dealing with then

Chinese Owners who

are

not disporremed

then that indicalist

by die HR in his despath

The 30 apl 1862, Viz

by regranting

theis

Land free oflspense,

under a Lease of 999 gears onlyet

to the same rent

as

20 they had before. paid to the Chemist

fort.

می

3. In disferring

Date of Rewearth

I understand thes thyy's view.

With menite on

sexon's memo th Military Experditive 4.10.-

M.

of the Land acquind

its

514

Kowloon the Colonial

fort will Ittunk

act wisely in limiting the duration of building

Leases to such

pinte sight period

as

a

will be

sufficient to sucourag

the construction

2

handsome & substantial

buildings, reserving

In the Colony

a

reversion

which when it

in will be

it sells

7 great

Value in the Revenue.

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