CO129-217 - Governor Sir Bowen Administrator Marsh - 1884 [7-10] — Page 110

of 106, Fenchurch Street, London, stating himself to be the Attorney for one of the leaseholders of in Garden Lote at Kowloon in this Colony, and alleging that the... reply of the decretary of State to 1 petition from those leaseholders, ! has never been communicated

to them.

This

allegation is

wholly unfounded. From the

enclosed correspondence it will

be seen that,

on the receipt here

of Your Lordship's despatch W. 109 1

83

$2.89

of

Enclosure 1-

Col dey to fetitioners

July 12, 1883.

Enclosure 2- Petitioners to Col degy."

July 18, 1883,

of the 24th May, 1883, the decision therein contained was

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3

forthwith

conveyed to the petitioners in a

_letter from the Colonial Secretary; and that the receipt of that letter

was

acknowledged by them on

the 18th July, 1883, in a letter in

which they applied for further - on certain points;

information

Enclosure 3 which application

Col. Decy to Petitioners

July 18,1883.

Surveyor-General to

1883

application was referred.

for the opinion of the Surveyor-

Enclosure the General. That Officer recommended · by the appointment of a Board to

enquire into and report as to the

increased

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