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other documents relating to it, and Exelgunes

the opinion of the Attorney-General

upon

の

the whole ease.

From this correspondence

it appears that the picee of land,

Known as

"Inland Lot 11:50 in this

City is held

on

lease

for

a term.

to

of 75 years, from 1848, granted "the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the "Faith, and for

a

to.

further term of 924 years Bishop Raimondi by name. This leasehold is the property of the - Roman Catholic Mission at ~

BongKong

243.

Enclosure 4.

Hongkong. Circumstances have

arisen which make it desirable

For

the Mission to sell their interest in this land; but, owing

to a statement made from

Bench of

the..

the Supreme Court by

the Chief Justice (Sir George Phillippo), in a recent case, to the effect;

effect that

obbissionary docieties, not being n Incorporated Bodies, are incapable of selling or mortgaging land, the

marketable

Roman Catholic Mission has not been able to give title to this property.

3.