CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 273

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which are the exception of a few stated to be more than 30 years-old and it is therefore impossible to trace the relatives of those who were interred therein.

3. This ground is very urgently wanted for building sites to relieve the overcrowded city and if not to check any further increase, to reduce to some extent, the exorbitant charges for rent. To give Your Lordship some idea of the high rates charged I may mention that I paid at Nicosia (Cyprus) £50 a-year for a house as commodious though not quite so imposing in appearance as one. In HongKong I paid $1200 rent besides rates and taxes in 1879.

Salaries paid in HongKong may appear high when measured with those given in other Colonies, but when the difference in rent and cost of living is taken into consideration they are certainly not unreasonable.

4. I gave notice in July last to the Mussulman community that this ground was about to be...

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which are the exception of a few stated to be more than 30 years-old and it is therefore impossible to trace the relatives of those who were interred therein. 3. This ground is very urgently wanted for building sites to relieve the overcrowded city and if not to check any further increase, to reduce to some extent, the exorbitant charges for rent. To give Your Lordship some idea of the high rates charged I may mention that I paid at Nicosia (Cyprus) £50 a-year for a house as commodious though not quite so imposing in appearance as one. In HongKong I paid $1200 rent besides rates and taxes in 1879. Salaries paid in HongKong may appear high when measured with those given in other Colonies, but when the difference in rent and cost of living is taken into consideration they are certainly not unreasonable. 4. I gave notice in July last to the Mussulman community that this ground was about to be...
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which are

the exception of a few stated to be more than 30 years- old and it is therefore impossible to trace the relatives of those who

were interred therein.

3.

This ground is verry urgently wanted for building sites

to relieve the over crowded

city and if not

to check any further increase, to reduce to some extent, the exorbitant charges for rent. To give Your Lordship

some idea

I

the high rates charged & may mention that I paid

at Nicosia

(Cyprus)

272

(Cyprus) £50

-year for a house as commodious though not

quite

املة

imposing

for whikite

ee as one.

in

appearance

"I paid $1200 rent besides rates and "taxes when in Honghong

HongKong in 1879.

Salaries paid in Honghong may

appear high when measured with those given

in other Colonies, but

when the difference in rent and cost of living is taken into consideration they are certainly not unreasonable.

gave

4.

notice in

Jrely

last to the Mussulman community

that this ground

was about to be

bull

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