Here, the number the Commissioners gave in their report. I have however to observe that when dealing with the Chinese compensation claim was taken here, on the purchase of the Wan-chai and adjoining Valleys, the rate under three, (293) and the occupiers made no objection whatever. At the rate of 6 per Acre the total Arable Sand in the whole of British Kowloon amounts to 1715.30 Mows. The remainder of the Sand, or 286 Acres, the Commissioners did not recognize the right of any one to claim title to. I therefore take no note of such in dealing with the general question of Compensation to be paid or of Leases to be given in the event of the Government deciding not to purchase.
It will be seen on reference to the Commissioners' report, Enclosures 1, 13, 15 ~ referring to arable Sand that the total quantity of such, estimated from the Title Deeds, defective as they were, amounted to 542 Acres, and as I have no doubt whatever of the correctness of the Survey, the circumstance of the difference between the two exemplifies that one feature of Chinese Character we are all so conversant with: at the Sitting of the Commission I was by no means surprised to find how readily a demand for Compensation could be made, and how quickly a spurious document prepared to substantiate it. At the opening of the Commission Mandarins, as will be seen by the reports, intimated that there was no record in the District office of that Sand, that some few...
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2.
aere, the number the Commissioners gave
in their
report.
I have however to observe that
when dealing with the Chinese compensation
chui
was taken
here, on the purchase of the Wan-gui and adjoining Valleis, the rate
under three, (293) and the occupiers made
ino
objection whatever. At the rate of 6 por
Acre the total Arable Sand in the whole of
British Nowloon amounts to 1715 30 Mous
The remainder of the Sand
or 286 Acres
the Commifioness
did not recognize the right
of any one to claim title to,
I
therefore
lako
no note of such in dealing with the general question of Compensation to be paid or of
Leases to be
given
in the event of the Government
deciding not to purchase:
It will be seen on
on reference
to the
A B
272
bommifioners report, Enclosures 1 1 3 15 ~
referring
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to arable Sand that the total
quantity of such, estimated from the Sitte Deeds, defective as they were; amounted to
542 Acres, and as I have
whatever
of
no doubt
the correctness of the Survey,
ericumstance
of
the differen
exemplifies that one
with which
difference
the
between the two
3.
feature of Chinese Character
we are all so Conversant: at the
Sitting of the Commission I was by no means
surprised to
find
how readily
readily a demand
for
Com
репо
how
quickly
а
inpensation could be made, and
spurious document prepared to libstantiate
it
the
at the opening of the Commission Mandarins, as will be seen by the reposits, intimated that there was no record in the
Districk
office of
that Sand, that some few
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