及見具 縦証禀 奄美人 拔劉
地又饒
士包敏
打訴
全的筆簽名
APPENDIX.
RESUMPTION
BY THE
Government in 1885, of a portion of Inland Lot No. 672 at Queen's Road West, Hongkong.
大大
家命
Statement by Say Ngew Moon of the Quong Cheong Loong Hong, No. 112, Praya
West, Hongkong.
華國國
民家家
否十者從築該大 地惟年汝惟 司若相在後地四
亦之皇一經 內 不隣者座 過地伤 謂成過尙實要布段西五 本如有 用門 第第年 若是地
十
豬千篇
去云
該核
清英
光一部。
十八其該否
六百多地則」
年九承個斷 六十 辦至不
月年人六肯於銀
十七也萬發奉為多
四付
佳寡以地
千該命因不二主之釋:
員地心
按因跳
地僕歉
每滿然
尺擬
能位
量史脚
論地已人地安無
綠成允唐官先能照
該本肯星議生為收
地重每如價重力所
有甚尺商渠提惟
議意
僕前
量處與原
地仍總
事 雅必 畏
干緣兩地地度百 勢汝之每 須實較公尺 僕縮
如無汝道將小 係不 數從者價俾 該敢 取售鵞布汝 地買 囘處大
主地
帶願
二
地
六一時
垂念該情
爲一千八百八十五年時 國家收回本港皇后大道西內地第六百七十二號之地一分股始末情由事 申訴人香港海傍西第一百一十二號門牌廣昌隆行佘饒敏因於一千八百六十四年與人合股買得本港皇后 該署時經過布門一度内有小窗者晤布禮士君布云汝卽第六百七十二號地之主人是否刻下 國家擬 大道西內地段第六百七十二號地一段於一千八百八十五年六月中壢五月承總量地官招致當卽趨赴
用是地合段
股始
華民政務司署前申訴此事稱僕係該地主人歴有二十一年有餘向經繳納之地稅幷息項較總量地官俾價
實已三倍懇請
將禀閱過甜言渠於此事向屬無能爲力惟將以原禀轉群 就是布看云成本多寡不能拘論綠該地有用向猶榮建靠壁爲費不少布君于是俾僕收價銀之單一紙 上憲所講緣再回去與同伴之承辦人唐星如商議總量地官布禮士君時招僕至第三次請僕到其公署僕往晤 打二君允肯者僕以二位之地成本重甚乃有此舉斯時殊覺駭詫但別家業主旣願收此價僕亦願從 制軍大人俾其自爲核辦僕復向史安先生重提在前與總量地官所談諸語史云渠不便干預是事所可爲者將 之帝君再提說該膦地主人業已允肯每天收價銀四一節又問僕究竟何意不卽同時收之渠云霎與車 國家要用是地僕自無不樂從但不能照收所擬之價綠地價每尺實値銀壹員五毫者史安先生時喚通事一人
你既
本由
卽港事
单晤
毫五向
毫不
靠時
唐案知 壁殊節禮
星·
叉士
如曩君 爲駭問君
費詫僕時
僕德 不但
唐君該
日竹價 初脩
故吳本
每受
百饒內
尺此 銀汝八敏地
或
價汝:
何之頗
銀故事爲
二更乃離
員不譜十
允奉至二
國之承年地
APPENDIX.
Translation, in English, of SAY NGEW MOON's Statement,
in Chinese Characters, opposite.
I am joint owner of Inland Lot No. 672, Queen's Road West, Hongkong, and have been so since the year 1864.
In the 5th Moon (Jane) 1885 I went, in answer to a call, to the Surveyor General's office. I went through the cloth covered doors, with little windows in them. I saw Mr. Price who said "You are the owner of the Lot 672, and Government wants to build a “ Battery, and will give you 40 cents per foot." I said "40 cents is somewhat unreasonable. “ If the Government require the land, I must give it, but 40 cents is not the value.” Mr. Price answered “ You cannot argue with me. I am instructed by the Government. "The other two adjoining owners have accepted the price, for a larger area, both of them, 《than you; and why should you not accept the price? If you wont take 40 cents it will "be the same ten years hence, as you cannot dispose of the ground. The frontage may "be worth $2 per foot, but not the hill.' I said, “ Never mind the hill. What I have "spent on the ground I want my capital back." I asked for some land in exchange, and said that "if the Government was to act in this way every one would be afraid to buy land in Hongkong."*
I then made a petition to the Registrar General on the subject, stating that I had been the owner of the Lot for over 21 years, that the Crown rent and interest had amounted to three times the sum offered by the Surveyor General, and praying that His Excellency would take this into consideration, and that, although willing to part with the ground, if required by the Government, it was impossible for me to accept the sum offered, as the ground was worth 81,50 per foot. Dr. Stewart called an interpreter, and read the petition, and said he could do nothing, but the petition would be forwarded to His Excellency the Governor for his consideration. I repeated the substance of my previous talk with the Surveyor General to Dr. Stewart, who said he could not interfere, but would forward the petition. Dr. Stewart said he thought that I had better accept the price, the ground being valued by the Surveyor General; and as the request was from the Government. I then returned the second time and conversed with my joint owner's Administrator---Tong Sing U. For the third time I was sent for by the Surveyor General, calling me to go to the office. I went and saw Mr. Price. Mr. Price said for the second time that the other lot holders adjoining had accepted 40 cents per foot, and asked me why I did not do so also. He named Mr. Sharp and Mr. Chater as those who had accepted the price.
At this I expressed my surprise, after the expense which Mr. Sharp and Mr. Chator had incurred, but added that as the other lot holders accepted the same price
would do so.
Mr. Price answered that the cost was of no consequence. That to render the ground available a very costly retaining wall would have to be erected. Mr. Price then wrote an order for me to get the money offered, and said I had better take it, as the Government wanted the ground, and that altho' he was very sorry, he was obliged to do his best for the Government. Had I known that the statement made by Mr. Price that Mr. Sharp and Mr. Chater had accepted the same price was untrue, I would, on no account, have parted with my land, which I valued at $1.50 per foot.
+1.4
I was previously offered by Ng Chuk Sow alias Ng Sang, Compradore to Messrs.
Douglas Lapraik & Co., $64,000 for my lot (equal to $1.90 per foot)
Tong Sing U is the eldest son of my joint owner of the Lots, Tong Yat Chob,
deceased, and is Administrator to his estate.
DATED this thirtieth day of July 1890.
WITNESSES:
(Signed) SAY NGEW MOON.
(Signed) LAU YAU PAU,
"
A. M. BAPTISTA.
* As illustrating the peculiarly sensitive and fluctuating character of the land market in Hongkong, it may be pointed out that, owing to diminished confidence, the Government Sales for 1890 amounted to only one fortieth part of previous averages.
† No reply was received to the petition. The extraordinary indifference which was manifested to this appeal of one of the oldest and most respectable Chinese inhabitants can only be accounted for by the fact that important changes were simultaneously taking place in the Colonial Secretary's and other departments, consequent on the departers of the Hon. (uow Sir) W. H. Marsh on lcave. Moreover Mr. Price's induenue was at this time puramount in the Colony.
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