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case at that time if the leases had been for 75 years. Howloon had been tried before and failed and Jew people cared to have any thing to do with it. struction of the roads it was found Trat lot louched them to where but

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my The land surrounding it was still unoccupid except by one of the old villagers whom I bought out and by arrangement with The Surveyor Geural my Garden Lot was extended to the Public Roads then constructio or in course of construction and for this extension of about 8 1⁄2 Acres I was ch

charged only #105 premium in all

My original free least was surrendered and a new one Gran

ented for the increased area - About This time I was greatly stimulated by this liberality on the part of the Government and I employed from 100 to 150 Coolies a day in raising the Iwampy land and draining

and in trenching and planting,

My importations of fruit trees from Cauton were large enough to attract the attention of the Chinese Government and induce them to introduce an Export duty on them. I had no reason to doubt the liberality of the Government for it had always treated me with consideration but the Garden Lot Lease had three great drawbacks to it 1. Shortness of tenure. 2 The restrictions placed arpon assignment

ment. — 3 Madequacy of Compensation in case of

of resumption by Goxemment - And as my investment of capital increased I began to feel

Myrous and wish for a better lanse. Many of the other Lotholders also. - We began to sound the Government on

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the subject and Sir Arthur Remedy did me the honor to visit my garden and ex- - prees much pleasure at what I had_

He wee done. – Ide told me that although

only had 14 years leases we were Crown Lessees and that unless the land was

required for Public purposes. would be a am and agam

agam

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our leases

renewed

as the

we were encouraged not only to binned but to missone by this bxcellency the Governor the Stonorable the Surveyor General by their kind assurances. – I laid out my land and planted and was afraid to go further without a better lease but many of the lotholders built substantial resi - - dences and lived there. – At first there was a good deal of Malaria Jever

a Army Medical Reports will show but as the draining and planting began to tell this subsided and Howloon is now so healthy that my book - Reeper who is subject to attieks of fever caught in Manila has bem living at Kowloon

all this Summer in a bungalow only 5 feet from the ground without a single

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our improvements at Kowlom

beruefit the Colonial Government will reafs ab in the improved health of the troops quarter.

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-ed there and in the Fate of the ad lands. While the Imperial Gonem ment has abready benefited in the improved health. of the troops in the past few years and will Continue to to do in the future remember the Medical Offices in charge of the troops there in 187/4 or 1875- asking if I was mad to think of living

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