CO129-227 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [6] — Page 199

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Registrar Lenerals for the time being as the torund of Lan N°2 Hextern dearket as they have received the monthly rental of Brent, Vollare for which

he holds receipto

In the month of August last Eu tik 1 Hum died in China leaving your Abemorialist the Role proprietor and ormer

of

the Ching bhung Lung Iki burmeze which for the last ten pare has been under his entire management.

On the 15th October last a new License tak issued by the Aching Registrar General to your deemorialist but eras aften var do precalled,

On the 9th November last your Memorialist raz verbally informed by the Acting Registrar General that it was the intention of the Government to sterume and take possession of the Lan on

the

grounds that In Tik Him had died and that it was necessary to re-let the premises under a new Licenze, and a notice for denders. waz ikrned by the ooking olegie trar Iseneral with a view to disposing of the premises.

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Your Memorialist then plowed the matter in the hands of hur Policitors Messians Hatton and Deacon of 35 Preens Road, Bretoria along Kong and he Rubmits for your consideration the copy correspondence, which took place to breen the acting leolonial Pecretary, the lieting Registrar General and the paid form of Solicitors, which is z sent herewith

1

wespecial

Your Memorialet gould draw. notice to the Aching Registrar Beneral's letter of

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the 30th November last in which it was stated that the Lan in question had been already put up to lender and to his further letter of the 34 alebmany 1880 in which he stated that he had been instructed to make arrangemento rath

your Memorialist who thereupon traited upon the Acting Registrar General and wrak informed by him that he would Receive- back his License for the Raid N? D. Lam.

On the viseur ÄMER- of this information Memorialist contined his breinert and entered into several large contracts for the supply

yyour

of Foultry and largely extended it

to numerous customers.

Your

giving

Credit

in connection

At the present time

deemerialist har about thirty thousand Dollare outstanding. with his said business.

ruthout

On the 30th April last your Memorialist any Harning Received notice to quit on the 30th Hay lart. Your Meernorialist has always paid hir rent and conformed to the Laws of the Wolory of Hongkong.

and has not been asked to pay any Men't no har any

&

teazon been given

given for such steps being taken, although Repeatedly asked for.

The original License under which your

Memorialist held the Laid, Lan

1858 of

Naz

increated

granted mider (ordinance 9 of

the Legislature of Hongkong and by Section XII of that ordinance the demant of the Loon from year

year (

the term for which the Lam were leared ) had the Right of reference in the Renewal of

of every

Ruch term. Vection XII of Ordinance 9 of 1858

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