CO129-220 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [1-3] — Page 419

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the next Hongkong resident applied for a building site in the mountains.

merely touch

on

this point

think the cases

of

as 9

Messrs Overbeck

and Vaucher can scarcely be

scarcely be

advanced as a reason to upset

subsequently carefully considered

0

way of consideration for the improved holding; and I apprehend therefore. that no consideration is contemplated by the Memorialists. In such case, it would be for the Government to

consider whether having sold 75

the

year

lease holds

for

certain

prices,

it would not be entitled to something.

plan of leak tenures.

/more/

The memorialists

pray

the

Governor to transfer their 75 year

leaseholds to the category of

town

but In

: leaseholds for 999 years, cannot find anywhere

anywhere in the paragraphs of the memorial any offer to pay the Colonial Treasury [ increased premia or rentals, by

way

for 999 year leaseholds.

The principal ground

on

which the extention is solicited is,

that large

sums have been

each lot and otherwise

on

-expended in building a house

improving the land, but as the chief stipulation

at the sale when each lot was

put