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282

Surrender

Y

the lease. in the

y the Mach

B26. Re1117

the Trustee's

agree

Is the old

Ametery being closed, conditionally

Government providing $2000 on a new Cemetery at

Wong bei Ching, and Ordinance

tt

8 of 1867, authorized the Trustees to surrender

The lease, and the Government to resume

the ground and on the 10th August of the

same year, the old Cemetery was closed. On the 29th March

1871

Vide

C.R.O. M: 858 the Trustees applied

for the payment of the $2000 but the Surveyor

General then recommended that they should

produce certain plans & after this, I have

not been able to find any further records, but I think the Government now has the

right to deal with this ground, and use it for such purposes as may be deemed

most advisable in the interests of

the Public

At present there are 15 tombs still

on the ground, and I have no doubt there are also many graves, which have nothing to mark, or indicate their position, and from which the remains have not yet been removed, but as it is now upwards

of

15 years since the last burial took

place therein, I presume there would be

little or no danger to apprehend for exhumation

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282 Surrender Y the lease. in the y the Mach B26. Re1117 the Trustee's agree Is the old Ametery being closed, conditionally Government providing $2000 on a new Cemetery at Wong bei Ching, and Ordinance tt 8 of 1867, authorized the Trustees to surrender The lease, and the Government to resume the ground and on the 10th August of the same year, the old Cemetery was closed. On the 29th March 1871 Vide C.R.O. M: 858 the Trustees applied for the payment of the $2000 but the Surveyor General then recommended that they should produce certain plans & after this, I have not been able to find any further records, but I think the Government now has the right to deal with this ground, and use it for such purposes as may be deemed most advisable in the interests of the Public At present there are 15 tombs still on the ground, and I have no doubt there are also many graves, which have nothing to mark, or indicate their position, and from which the remains have not yet been removed, but as it is now upwards of 15 years since the last burial took place therein, I presume there would be little or no danger to apprehend for exhumation
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282 Surrender Y the lease. in the y the Mach B26. Re1117 the Trustee's agree Is the old Ametery bring clored, conditionally Government spruding $2000 on a new Cemetery at Wong bei Ching, and brdinance tt 8 of 1867, authorized the Trustees haurrender The lease, and the Government to resume Ne ground and on the 10th August of the Pame year, the old, Cemetery was clored On the 29th March. by Proclamation 1871 Vide C.2.0. M: 858 the Fundees applied for the payment of the 2000 but the Suwayon Eurolyon General then recommends, that they Should produce certam plans & After this, Shave hoh ( hot been able to find any further accords, but, I Muck the Goverundub has now the right to deal with his ground, and are it, for Euch purpozis, as may be deemed Moth advisables in the Interests 6f the Public At prezint there are 15 tombs & till on the Fround, and I have no doubt there are also many graus, which have nothing to Mark, or indicate their position, and from which the remains have not yet been rencoord, but as it is how upwards of 15 years, Enice. the last burial took place, therein, I presume, there would be litle or no danger to apprehend foreru sonetary
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282

Surrender

Y

the lease. in the

y the Mach

B26. Re1117

the Trustee's

agree

Is the old

Ametery bring clored, conditionally

Government spruding $2000 on a new Cemetery at

Wong bei Ching, and brdinance

tt

8 of 1867, authorized the Trustees haurrender The lease, and the Government to resume

Ne ground and on the 10th August of the

Pame year, the old, Cemetery was clored On the 29th March.

by Proclamation

1871

Vide

C.2.0. M: 858 the Fundees applied

for the payment of the 2000 but the Suwayon

Eurolyon

General then recommends, that they Should

produce certam plans & After this, Shave

hoh

(

hot been able to find any further accords, but, I Muck the Goverundub has now the

right to deal with his ground, and are it, for Euch purpozis, as may be deemed

Moth advisables in the Interests 6f

the Public

At prezint there are 15 tombs & till

on the Fround, and I have no doubt there are also many graus, which have nothing to Mark, or indicate their position, and from which the remains have not yet been rencoord, but as it is how upwards

of

15 years, Enice. the last burial took

place, therein, I presume, there would be

litle or no danger to apprehend foreru

sonetary

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