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other than those contained within the

fover

of his gardew lease and the sirequent Governinout Notification of 1874.

• As stated in his printed evidence, he consider himself a sort of tenant ia – perpetivity,

Was

whereas we believe that this

• precisely what the Government

of

fre

: Sir Anthuer Remedy took care should not misconceive himself to be.

If allt. Humphreys 's ideas

of his position ar correct, there was 110 reason

why he and

are

the rest of the garden lot owners should

not originally, have received 75 year

leases.

its tve

- gather tha

144 years

From the evidence before its

ཝཱ,

the ain

of of the shorter temures was to reserve to the Governcunt, at the

expirate

tion of this period, the absolute right to re-enter into possession without

any compensation to tenants as

specified

in

in the Government Notification of Frboccary; 187/4, in the event of the development of the Colony and the course- of public improveuunf: necessitating that re-entry.

14.

As to any

ucoral claw which

M = Humphreys or the Cardew lot-ormers may deem themselves to have on the, consideration of Coverument on account of. the moneys they have expended in the levelling and improvewoud of their grounds,

amply

tve are

of opinion that such are

met by the low additional premiums and Crown Reut at which we have purposely :

approved the propoved new building has holds

15.

In

-support of our views, and in order that the Government may form

some idea of the greatly

of the greatly increased value that Kowloon building sites would n

if secured

secured to the holders by

acquire - if

Rome

permanent