CO129-162 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [1-3] — Page 73

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and

yet

than those attached to the

notion of love in thinking.

The applicants

1

term

less stringent

purchase

are residents

who

require

the

ground for garden

in which structures

more

durable than mat sheds would

be erected

are,

apparently,

Summer residences

however, little inclined

to lay out

money

on

the lots

such

as they proposed to occupy

on

uncertain tenure

Squatter's License, although they

are

prepared to do

so

in

receiving a guarantee from the Government that in the event

of the land being

taken

away

from them they should be recouped

the value of their improvements.

I am not willing, for

obvious reasons, to entertain

any

such proposal.

Nevertheless, it

seems desirable that I should have the power to lease land at low rentals for short terms, say for 7, 14 or

21

years.

My Instructions do not

tidily prohibit the granting of such

leases, but as

hitherto

no

land

either in Haughton

or Shaukingwan

or Shau Lung

has been leased except after

Public Auction and for periods

of 999 years

and 75

years (in

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70 and yet than those attached to the notion of love in thinking. The applicants 1 term less stringent purchase are residents who require the ground for garden in which structures more durable than mat sheds would be erected are, apparently, Summer residences however, little inclined to lay out money on the lots such as they proposed to occupy on uncertain tenure Squatter's License, although they are prepared to do so in receiving a guarantee from the Government that in the event of the land being taken away from them they should be recouped the value of their improvements. I am not willing, for obvious reasons, to entertain any such proposal. Nevertheless, it seems desirable that I should have the power to lease land at low rentals for short terms, say for 7, 14 or 21 years. My Instructions do not tidily prohibit the granting of such leases, but as hitherto no land either in Haughton or Shaukingwan or Shau Lung has been leased except after Public Auction and for periods of 999 years and 75 years (in It appears that the original text was not properly formatted and had several OCR errors. I have corrected the text to the best of my abilities, following the given rules. However, I will directly output the corrected text in HTML format as per the final instruction. Please let me know if further corrections are needed.
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70

and

yet

ihan those attached to the

of love in thoughing.

The applicants

1

termo

less stringent

purchase

i

are residents

who

require

the

ground for garden

in which structures

Mo

more

durable than mat sheds warld

be erected

are,

ap

Summer residences

however, little indired

to lay out

money

ал

the lots

such

they proposed to occupy

aw

uncertain temure

Squatter's License, although they

are

prepared to do

in

receiving a guarantee from the Government that in the event

of the love being

taken

away

from them they should be recouped

the value of their improver

improvements. am not willing, for

I ain

obvius reasons, to entertain

any

such propoval. Neverticles, it

seems desirable that I should have the power to lease lave at I tavloing at law rentals for short terms, say for 7, 14 or

21

years.

My Instructions do not tid. Suction prohibit itre granting of such

Vide

XXIX

leases, but as

hitherto

Mo

land

either in Houghtong

tanghting or Savlong

has been leased except after

Public Auction and for perioda

of 999 years

and To

To years (in

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