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to the interest of the Lot Owners themselves, that proper provision should be made » before hand, for suitable approaches to their houses, and for the sanitary water lighting requirements of the same : In respect of such lots tas be required for streets or other +

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way

public improvement,

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r portions of Lots

"we believe that

the general interests of the Colony

will

the

he best considered by allowing. present short lecises to expire by offlusion of time unter the land o Government for such co

· required by

improvements is voluntarily relinquished

by the

owners.

12.

With reference to the four

In and Sot at Kowloon leased in

1864 d

during

the administration of

Sir

Crown reut

Sir Hercules Robinson, at an annual of £35 per quarter acxe", that this rate of rental, judged

tve

find

by present values, is too high, and if the Lessees offer to surrender their old nine hundred and ninety-

nive

year temeres and to accept in lieu,

the more moderu.

fonu of Rural.

Building lease for seventy five years, us

recommend that their annual pents be reduced to £10. per quarter care be thus placed on

and that

the same

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they

footing

as their neighbours.

We attach hereto

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tabulated statement of the Garden

Lots and

of

• the proposed increases in

prensia and Egown Reuk.

14. Mr. Ackroyd not being prouent,

is

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