CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 49

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consider a further reduction o

Hooos ascertainedy

Mou

clearly

if after

the

facts

as to the two points raised above there is good ground shown for a

If he would agree

reduction-

0

Write to Siz W. Rolinson & ask what

the market price is; d

any case

Write to M. then telling him that M- Chamberlain will appone the grant on the tame stated a' that in considering

efarmable tums

Whether a not more

might be given.

he would be glad of se

information as to what they estimate the price would have been in the open maiket, whether the W.o.α

Charly

Outride the city & in Kowlom leases.

often for

are

mly 75 years

M. Lucas

& Jam com

I did not rand

48

Huis en

somer, but I have been unable to

trace the precise history of land

in Hongkong,

tenure im

ao ang

Mr. Chamberlaini

properly

questions.

fo

that the tenn

all leases

Do It appears from th498/91

fal

the city of Victoria is 999 years

"last

I cannot discover at what date that

practice of 999 years leases was

laid down

Саму а

general rule.

in long appar 182,8 Earl Grey

варадо

allowed certain leaves to be Extended to

micrtase

Admiralty

see p. XVII If Land Resort 121887

any

be high.

are contributing and whether any abatement in price will be devoted

to the benefit of the building

CPL

23 March

aque

S

23/3

Can

As 10 Terms

What is the long)

6 by ported? I 50 hot think the fest asi

absolutely or for my buy lois any land's in Hang thang

g

I shoved by bichmied to gain up the fine

D

at com

Jogra C.PL

-82182-3000-6-97

999 years without of rent

than

rents then paid were suppered to

Isuspect the practice

of generally granting 999 years leases sprang out of

decisim.

that

however

down

There seems no reason

ere should not lay comes in

why

A

new rule for future leases in Haughing, ? suggest tas

and

we

have recent dom

to reassessment.

zears.

to Ceylon ) the adoption of Straitsrules

frent every

30

As regards this particula chan't the lovemo proposes the term of 999 years.

That term

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