ment that holders of land at Kowloon and in the Hill District Ceased on a 75 years' tenure were allowed to be
lieve that the question of future extension of the lease to a parity with. those held within the City. of Victoria would be con. sidered and that in no-
case would resumption. follow on conclusion of the lease, it has no foun-
dation.
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If such lessees entertain this belief, there is no act or word of the Government which justified them in forming such a belief. The
facts
ats are all the other
as will be
seen
way,
by a refer
ence to Lord Derby's despatch No 105 of 28th April, 1885, in re
N°105
ply to Sir George Bowen's des- patch 1:112 of the 9th March; 1885, transmitting a copy of a petition signed by Messrs
Ede,
Jackson, Belilios etc. etc.
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