Against the evidence of the Surveyor General, of J. Hancock of the Surveyor General's Department, of W. Bird of Messrs Bird & Palmer, Architects and Surveyors, Lieutenant Johnstone of the Royal Engineer, the specially appointed Surveyor of the Crown, and of Mr. Danby's own Plan and Report.
That great stress has been laid upon the evidence of a building plan put in by the owner of Marine Lot No 185, showing a space of two feet intended to be left on each side the buildings, for the purpose of Light and Air, which would have left only 116 feet for buildings; but that the houses now standing on this lot measure 121 feet, admitted by Mr. Danby, I cannot see the value of that building plan in proving that Marine Lot No 185 has less than its correct dimension of 120 feet; nor is it easy to perceive how ground outside the lease measurement of 120 ft could ever have been included in a grant of only 120 ft.
As Mr. Stephens may be compelled to institute new proceedings to endeavour to obtain the justice to which he is entitled, and in the event of it being considered advisable to directly question the propriety of Mr. Danby's ipse dixit being adopted by the Supreme Court of Hong Kong and acquiesced in by the Colonial Government, I deem it right to include copies of this letter and enclosure in the correspondence to be sent to Mr. Stephens.
I have, &c.
The Howard,
o gainst the evidence of the Surveyor General, of • 4: Hancock of the Surveyor General's Cepartment, of W. Bird of Muse?!?
alle Bird & Palmer, Architects and Surveys, Lieutenant Johnstone of the Royal Engineer, the specially appointed Surveyor of the Count, and ofalle Dauby's own Plano & Report.
Jam
awvane
that great &
stress has
of a
been laid upon the evidence building plan put in by the owner
Marine Lot No 185, showing
of
space of two feet intended to be left on each side the buildings, for the purpose of Light and Air, which would have
left only 116 feet for buildings ; but __
that the houses
seeing
now
standing
I Jcannot see
on this lot measure 121 feet, admitted by ello Danby,
byell:
as
the value of that building plan in proving that Marine fot No 185 has
less than its correct dimension
120 feet;
nor is it
of
easy to perceive
how
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how ground outside the lease measurement of 120 fut could ever- 1120 have been included in a grant of only 120 fut.
row
As allr Stephens may
be
Compotted to mistitute new forsendings to endeavour to obtain the
justice to which he is entitled, and in the event of it being considered advinkle to directly question the propriety of Mr. Dauby's ipse dixit being adopted by the Supreme Court of Đang tảng
and acquiesced in by the Colonial Government, I deem it right to include copies of this letter and enclosure in the correspondence to be sent to Mr Stephono .
Shave
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Sof The Howard
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