CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 93

it is proposed to put these parcels up to Public Auction on leases of 999 years

in

Hougtong and 15 years

mateer

3.

in

You-

The daily increasing applications

sites in

at this offices for building sites

both these localities denote beyond any manner of doubt that among natives the demand for

land in the Colony becoming very great and that if

-

is

judiciously advertised the sales will be

anost remunerative.

4.

In order however to ensure this

result it will be necessary to open - out the neighbourhood and render the. -future building sites easily accessible by

Ancaus

My

main roads.

roads. A

few roughly

excavated

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excavated cross roads sufficient to

delineate

ow

the

ground the exact.

positions of the lots under the hammer

will also

very

value of these.

5

I

considerably enhance the

With respect to marine loto

• propose to incorporate in the -conditions of sale a clause binding the

purchasers to build along their water Frontages

a

substantial sea-wall and a

in the ease/

road of 50 feet width as shewn in the plans thus making good.

of Lap Sap Wan continuation of the Praya.

6.

an

uninterrupted_

I should state that I have

discussed these conditions with.

influential natives and find that thes