49
Grace
in an
will perceive that I found myself in an embarrassing position as to the Kowloon tenants. The difficulties might have been in a great measure avoided if a less premium and a higher rent had been originally demanded for the Kowloon lots. The capital sunk in premiums would have been a stimulus to the tenants to complete the reclamation of their lots and the outlay thereby rendered reproductive. Whereas the time for improvements was allowed to pass over, and when commercial embarrassments arose, the tenants generally preferred a release from the further payment of heavy rents to speculating in the construction of the Sea Wall - in addition to continued payment of these rents.
22. Therefore I hope the reduction of the latter during the next five years will further the reclamation of their lots, and pay up their share of the Sea Wall, will meet Your Grace's approval, being the best measure I could devise for preventing the whole undertaking, already too far advanced to be abandoned, from falling upon this Government.
23. Meantime I have formed some plantations of trees at Kowloon, and when the Marine Lots under the present arrangement shall have been reclaimed and the Government Sanatorium been completed, I trust Kowloon will become...
49
Grace
in an
will perceive that I found myself embarraping position as to the
Kowloon tenants. The
might have been in a
difficulties
a great
avoided if a les rent and a
detailed
measure
higher
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premium had been originally demanded for the Kowloon lots. The capital sunk premiums would have been a stimulus to the tenanto to complete the Yearly reclamation
reclamation of their lots and the
thereby reproductive. Whereas
render them sooner re
the time for improvements
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over,
was allowed
and when commercial
embarrafoments arose, the tenants
generally
prefered a release from the further payment of heavy rents to speculating in the construction of the Sea Wall - in
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addition to continued payment of these
rents.
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22. Therefore I hope the reduction of the latter during the next five years fursh forward the reclamation of their lots, and pay up their share of the sea Wall, will meet Your Grace's approval
which I could devise for
the best
measure
as
preventing the whole undertaking. already too far advanced to be abandoned being the wn on this Government.
23. Meantime I have formed
some
plantations of trees at Kowloon, and
when the Marine Loto under the present
arrangement shall have been reclaimed
and the Government Sanatarium been
Kowloon will a foume
completed, I trust ___ Howison will
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