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To maintain the line as at present laid down, will be to include within the European Quarter a very large number of what practically are Chinese tenements with European or semi-European frontage, and much trouble and litigation must necessarily attend any subsequent endeavour to force builders, or repairers of old buildings, back to the European style of structure.
The alteration of the line as proposed by us will have the effect of leaving Sassoon & Co's houses on the Chinese side of the frontier, and will remove the latter from debatable ground to those streets where the actual division between European and native occupancy is clearly and distinctly marked.
We are aware that the Secretary of State expressed a wish to be consulted before any concessions beyond the line determined on in 1877 were made, but looking to the fact that nearly 10 years have passed since that rule was laid down, and that the circumstances and surroundings of the Colony have greatly changed due to the large increase in the population, and that only this year an application from the London Mission for a deviation of the line in their favour was readily sanctioned from home, notwithstanding that there did not exist anything like the same degree of powerful reasons for the present amendment, which we adduce, there can be no doubt in our minds that, taking into consideration the respective positions and surroundings of the London Mission property and that of Messrs D. Sassoon & Co., the Secretary Stanhope will approve the action of this Government in slightly altering the position of the frontier in order to accord with the dictates of common sense and to avoid a litigation which, to say the least, must be problematic.
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To maintain the live as at present laid down, will be to include within the
European Quarter a very large
very large uccuber
of
what practically are Chinese terremento with European or semi- Europian frontage, and much trouble and litigation must
Govern quent endeavour, vecesarily attend cuy
eveu
ucw builders, or
if sucoseful, to force repairers of old buildingo, back to the
Exeropean stiple of Structure.
The alteration
the live as
alow
of the
-proposed by us will have the effect of ~ "levering & less." Sassoon & C's houses on the Chinese side of the frontier,
reccsove the latter
tier, and will
the latter from debateuble ground
to those streek where the actual division
between European.
Co
Alcore
and native
occupancy
clearly and distinctly marked.
We are
aware
that the Secretary
of State expressed a wish to be consulted
before any
Concessions beyond
determined on
the line
in 1877 were made,
but looking to the fact that nearly 10
Year
years
have passed since that rule was laid
down, and that the circumstances and
wauk
ouring
ar
of the Colony have greatly changed to the large increase in the m -population and that only this application from the Loudon Mission for
of the line in their favour
deviation
year
readily saustioned from home,
was readily
notwithstanding.
1-7
that there did not -
(rict in anything like the sauce degree
: the
powerful reasons for the present emendation,
which
we adduce emendation, there can
be
no doubt in our mindo taking into consideration the respective positions and
M
surroundings of the Loydon Mission property and that of allover D. Sassen & Co. that attr Secretary Stanhope will approve the action of this Government slightly altering the position of the frontier in oncter to ceccord with the dictates of can mon
in
of
and to cword a
which, to say
eure aud
d justice
litigation the result of the least, wust be
problematica C
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