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have

purposes and buildings

been created thereon, most

of

them as

far back as

thirty years Owing to

or even more.

the

narrow width (or depth) of the strip of land available for building at the foot of the hill, every square foot of this ground has been utilized, and it is now considered by the Board that the space left about buildings, in order to secure ventilation

and a free circulation of

air

air jo

304

in the

is, more particularly Chinese part of the City, altogether

inadequate, In

some cases it is

altogether wanting. With regard to buildings to be erected on Crown lands to be hereafter leased, provision

has already been made in the conditions of sale of such lands, and purchasers knowing beforehand that they

are bound to leave

certain spaces clear, can have

nothing to complain of. But there

is every

reason to believe that those

who purchased many years ago

without

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have purposes and buildings been created thereon, most of them as far back as thirty years Owing to or even more. the narrow width (or depth) of the strip of land available for building at the foot of the hill, every square foot of this ground has been utilized, and it is now considered by the Board that the space left about buildings, in order to secure ventilation and a free circulation of air air jo 304 in the is, more particularly Chinese part of the City, altogether inadequate, In some cases it is altogether wanting. With regard to buildings to be erected on Crown lands to be hereafter leased, provision has already been made in the conditions of sale of such lands, and purchasers knowing beforehand that they are bound to leave certain spaces clear, can have nothing to complain of. But there is every reason to believe that those who purchased many years ago without
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have purposes and buildings been created thereon, most of them as far back as thirty Owing to years the or even more. narrow width (or depth) of the strip of land available for building at the foot of the hill, every square foot of this ground has been utilized, and it is now considered by the Board that the space left about buildings, in order to secure ventilation and a free circulation of air air jo 304 in the is, more particularly Chinees part of the City, altogether inadequate, In come casco it is allogether wanting. With regard to bruildings to be erected on trawn fands to be hereafter leased, provision has already been made in the conditions of sale of such lands, and -purchasers knowing beforchand that they are bound to leave certain spaces clear, can have nothing to complain of . But there every is reason to believe that those who purchased many year ago without
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have

purposes and buildings

been created thereon, most

of

them as

far back as

thirty Owing to

years

the

or even more.

narrow width (or depth) of the strip of land available for building at the foot of the hill, every square foot of this ground has been utilized, and it is now considered by the Board that the space left about buildings, in order to secure ventilation

and a free circulation of

air

air jo

304

in the

is, more particularly Chinees part of the City, altogether

inadequate, In

come casco it is

allogether wanting. With regard to bruildings to be erected on trawn fands to be hereafter leased, provision

has already been made in the conditions of sale of such lands, and -purchasers knowing beforchand that they

are bound to leave

certain spaces clear, can have

nothing to complain of . But there

every

is reason to believe that those

who purchased many year ago

without

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