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be has done all along, bona,

the Government. The

instead of deciding

& fide towards

new Licensees, however,

of deciding at once that

They

would not accept that offer, frittered away the time in vain attempts to beat down the price of the houses and their appurtenances, until at last.

A they found

themselves unwilling to conclude the bargain, and unable to often ther homes by the

day fixed by notification. All

this had been going.

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without the

knowledge of the Government until practically the last onement, when it became necessary to adopt other

measures to ensure one break in the

continuity of the Government Policy

undertaking of that kind .

connected with an

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Reference to to Bang enabled

me to ascertain that, although

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his

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employes were to leave him. their time of engagement having expired,

they.

roche

nevertheless willing to continue.

at their posts, and that he and his Form.

on the business carry

would consent to

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untaire conditions, those condition's avere

that he should not be called on to give

- up the Licenses except for some special. breach of the Government Rutes until after the drawing of one of the burges

otteries ( styled Wai - Ting, achiots, I understand, is a lottery of the

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of candidates for honours

at the ammal examination in

and which is to take

to take place.

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