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to

ast for excessive prices for their

properties

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ng Hongs

2191.

hot

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Extract from letter from the General

Officer Commanding, Hong Kong dated 13th July

1885

I am to

request

that

you

will

have

the

the

(1

goodness to

cause us

I have the honor, in answer

to

Secretary Smith

to

be favoured with

the

views

ob

the Secretary of State

for the

bolonies

on

this

question.

I Lavo

the honous

to be

sir.

your obedient servant

Rapple Thumpom

༡:༤

receipt of your

October 1887, the Colonial Government

promptly communicated with, with reference to the resumption of Marine Lots 20 and 21 from Mr Sharp

(the owner) now residing in England.

The Surveyor General

come

to

endeavoured

some underst

understanding

W Sharp for the purchase of

the

with

your communication songsongs. of

March last, to inform you

1996

that on

instructions of the 25th

property