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Washington on the 15th.
June, asking whether this
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and asking Colony would wish to become a party to the arrangement; I have the honour to state
that this Colony is willing
to
on
o join as Great 12
the
same terms
Britain.
I have the honour to be,
Sirs Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,
B Mark Major General, Administering the Govern
No.
k 2 F L
1898
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previous Paper.
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Subsequent Paper.
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Leasing of brown band
Seuss protects against
99 rears
forura
deciau
future
tenure & Brown Lands in
Mr Lucas.
with rebe
Thunkes actes on Parys Parlamation migh de
(Minutes.)
I think it
was only
be expected that
the lives of
Mr Chamberlain's decision.
to reduce the
Crown Lands in Hongkong would be opposed by the Mercantile Interests in the Colony. They slimet: prefer permanent Leases, which secure to #t
not to the
(roww the enhancement
of
of
the Land
You will see
been seat
ром
the
the Enclosures that protects have
in by the Chamber of Commerce, the leadin;
Firies in the Colony,
a
a representative of Missionary
representative of Chinese Interacts_
The objections rained are dealt with so fully
October
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