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the Lacred Congregation Propagation of the Swith of other part, Her said Majis

did demise lease and to fo let unto the Lacred Congre. gation all that,

piece of parcel of ground and po register in the Land Office Hongt Forland Lot No 50 to hol

mises known and.

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the same unto the Lacred.

on or

certain sun

"Congregation for the ter of 75 years subject to the payment of. to be paid

before the sealing and delivery of the Indenture to the Governor the time being of Hongko for the use of

the said.

to

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and also subject rent etc, and, by a further

Endenture dated the 30th da

of April 1879, the said tér was extended for a furth period of 924 years _ The so requested for the price of th ground was posed the reces is acknowledged & whe Crown lease. The Crown

the

Rent was ant

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annually paid, consisting of £58

8 per year,

for 39 years till now, and

receipt given by the Govern ment. When H. C. Sir Richard Mac Donnel thought to have power to remit a part of the heavy

Crown Rent on Lot 50

on-

Schalf of the Sacred Con- gregation of the Propagate of the Faith, the Right on the Secretary of

Shake at the time. strongly objected and refused to approve of it. All this to be taken as certainly

the Sacred Con

recognizing pregation of Propaganda-

the Lot 50, with of

as owner

all the power to hold and dis = pose of the laid Lot, and it was on that persuasion only that the Cacred Congregation of Propaganda has, on taid piece or parcel of groma

expense, erected a Cathedral Church Presby=

at it's own

the

tery and Schools. The raid Cathedral Church, Presbyteri and School Buildings having

f