CO129-223 - Governor Sir Bowen Acting Governor Marsh & Others - 1885 [11-12] — Page 87

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pection of the Socity's property Known as

the London Mission House.

Q.

Dr. Chalmers peinte es

that the Society.

110w requires additional

accommodation, and that this cannot

be obtained on

the present site . He desires

to sell the present site, and,

therefore to

obtained, to purchas

were commodious-premise

with the

mency

remises elsewhere.

Th

difficulty which mots

...

3

Dr Chalmers in this matter is that, in

nd

his desputch N. 145 of the 22. November, 1877, ford Carnarvon

approved of a bruit, recommended by

the

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the Surveyor Shuerat, beyond which Chinese

buildings Lordship desired to be consulted be

were not to be allowed, and His

before any

concession beyond that live

4:

was made.

The whole subject is dealt with

in the papers cutibled. "Hongkong(Restrictions upon the Chinese ) Oretored by the House of "Commons, to be printed, 25th August, 1881.

5.

It so happens that the London

Mission House, which stood quite apart

from all other buildings when it was

crcotid forty years ago,

closely

How al

surrounded by Chinese houses on three sides. The consequence is that,

if the

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