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from the Crown Lessees in poteru for the privilege of the valuable 75 year- tenures which are now to be conceded

by the Crown in secbstitution of the

· present comparatively valueless holdings

Swen and. fourteen years.

of sex

I should say

that the officers best fitted to investigate

investigate this matter and to prepare the new schedule of rutals would be the Crown Solicitor, the

: Regiation of the Suprouse Count who

in charge of the Land : and the Surveyor

I houve 10

is now in charge.

Office

Several.

(Signed) I. M Price

Surveyor General

Enclosure 3.

The Colonial Secretary

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Sevretiary to the Registrar: Seeprouse

Court, and Acting Brown Solicitor

Colonial Secretary's Office,

(Copy)

Sir

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HongKong, 21.2 July, 1883.

The Right Honourable the Secretary :

of State for the Colonies having

Sanctioned the extension of the tenure.

certain of the exe

of the resting Houstoon Garden Loaces to Seventy five years subject to conditions in respect of increased prensia and increased annual rentals, the Governor is of opinion

6. J. Ackroyd, Eegre

Registrar, Supreme foyert

Ne 1231. A.13. Johnson, Reque

Acting

Brown

Solicitor

that

of