CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 55

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This he has done.

add that this man had

a

18. I may add that this man had previously paid to the Government in rent $8582, without the least benefit to himself, whilst the fact of his paying a fine to procure a release from obligations entailed by the possession of lots at Kowloon will afford Your Grace an apt illustration of the present worthlessness of property there, though at altered circumstances thereafter will probably render the same property extremely valuable.

19. The position in which this Government now stands in reference to the obligations entailed by these resumptions of Kowloon is at this date as follows. There have been 12 Marine and 18 Inland Lots resumed, and the cost entailed on the Government by such resumption will amount to nearly $27,500.

20. Computing the total cost of the Sea Wall "ab initio" at $475,000, the tenants have already paid off that amount $326, and this Government for construction of the wall and reclamation of land $16,443. On the supposition (a very hazardous one) that no more resumptions will be forced on the Government, there will remain about $26,000 still to be paid by Government for the Sea Wall and reclamation of land, a sum for which provision must be made in the Estimates for next year.

21.

From the foregoing observations, Your ...

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48 This he has done. add that this man had a 18. I may add that this man had previously paid to the Government in rent $8582, without the least benefit to himself, whilst the fact of his paying a fine to procure a release from obligations entailed by the possession of lots at Kowloon will afford Your Grace an apt illustration of the present worthlessness of property there, though at altered circumstances thereafter will probably render the same property extremely valuable. 19. The position in which this Government now stands in reference to the obligations entailed by these resumptions of Kowloon is at this date as follows. There have been 12 Marine and 18 Inland Lots resumed, and the cost entailed on the Government by such resumption will amount to nearly $27,500. 20. Computing the total cost of the Sea Wall "ab initio" at $475,000, the tenants have already paid off that amount $326, and this Government for construction of the wall and reclamation of land $16,443. On the supposition (a very hazardous one) that no more resumptions will be forced on the Government, there will remain about $26,000 still to be paid by Government for the Sea Wall and reclamation of land, a sum for which provision must be made in the Estimates for next year. 21. From the foregoing observations, Your ... 15
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48 This he has done. add that this man had a 18. I may add that this previously paid to the Government in rent $8582. without the least benefit to himself whilst the fact of his paying fine to procure a release from obligations entailed by the pepepsion of dots at m Howloon will affard Your Gpace an apt illustration of the present worthlepness of property there, though at ར་ར་བ་ནི་་་་་ altered circumstances Thereafter will probably render the same property extremely valuable. 19. The position now which this Govenment position in which this -stando in reference to the diligations entailed by these resumptions of Kowloon is at this date as Loto at follows. There have been 12 Marine and 18 Inland Lots resumed- and the cost entailed on the Government by such resumption will amount to nearly $27,500. 20. Computing the total cost of the Sea. "Wall "ab initio" at $475,000. The tenants have already paid of that amount f$ic 326. and this Government for construction of the wall and reclamation of land $16,443 on the supposition (a very hazardous and one) that forced no more resumptions will be on the Government, there will remain about $26,000. still to be paid by Government for the Sea Wall and reclamation of land. a sum provision must be made her next 21. year. on for which the Estimates Strom the foregoing observations Your 15
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48

This he has done.

add that this man had

a

18. I may add that this previously paid to the Government in rent $8582. without the least benefit to himself whilst the fact of his paying fine to procure a release from obligations entailed by the pepepsion of dots at m Howloon will affard Your Gpace an apt illustration of the present worthlepness

of property

there, though at

ར་ར་བ་ནི་་་་་

altered circumstances

Thereafter will probably render the same

property extremely valuable.

19. The position

now

which this Govenment

position in which this

-stando in reference to the diligations

entailed by these resumptions of

Kowloon is at this date

as

Loto at

follows. There

have been 12 Marine and 18 Inland Lots

resumed- and the cost entailed on the

Government by such resumption will amount to nearly $27,500.

20.

Computing the total cost of the

Sea. "Wall "ab initio" at $475,000. The tenants have already paid of that amount f$ic 326. and this Government for construction of

the wall and reclamation of land $16,443

on the supposition (a very hazardous

and

one) that

forced

no more

resumptions will be

on the Government, there will remain about $26,000. still to be paid

by Government for the Sea Wall and

reclamation of land.

a sum

provision must be made

her next

21.

year.

on

for which

the Estimates

Strom the foregoing observations Your

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