CO129-291 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [5-6] — Page 464

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457

MA ON KI states.-

I am a native of Um In. I have some land there. Last year I sold a piece of land to the Company, the Ion Kong. I sold it in the 8th moon of last year. I gave a deed. I was paid 205 dollars. The price was a fair one. I sold the land willingly. No one brought any pressure to bear on me. The transaction has not been registered in the San On Magistrate's office.

The piece of land is in Taipo t'an. I do not wish to buy the land back. I sold the land because I wanted the money. No one told me that if I did not sell the land it would be confiscated by the British authorities. The transaction was a perfectly voluntary one.

(sa.) MA On Ki

Statement made before me this 1st day of May/99

(So.) J.H. STEWART LOCKHART.

C.3.

Hon. Col. Secretary.

I do not see why there should be any interference in such a case as this. Two men of their own free will make a bargain. The only grounds for interference would be a fraudulent statement by the purchaser to induce the seller to part with his property under its value. Our proclamation was intended primarily to apply to land sold by the Chinese Govt. after date of Convention,

(3d) H.A. BLAKE.

3.5.99.

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457 MA ON KI states.- I am a native of Um In. I have some land there. Last year I sold a piece of land to the Company, the Ion Kong. I sold it in the 8th moon of last year. I gave a deed. I was paid 205 dollars. The price was a fair one. I sold the land willingly. No one brought any pressure to bear on me. The transaction has not been registered in the San On Magistrate's office. The piece of land is in Taipo t'an. I do not wish to buy the land back. I sold the land because I wanted the money. No one told me that if I did not sell the land it would be confiscated by the British authorities. The transaction was a perfectly voluntary one. (sa.) MA On Ki Statement made before me this 1st day of May/99 (So.) J.H. STEWART LOCKHART. C.3. Hon. Col. Secretary. I do not see why there should be any interference in such a case as this. Two men of their own free will make a bargain. The only grounds for interference would be a fraudulent statement by the purchaser to induce the seller to part with his property under its value. Our proclamation was intended primarily to apply to land sold by the Chinese Govt. after date of Convention, (3d) H.A. BLAKE. 3.5.99.

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457 MA ON KI states.- I am a native of Um In. I have some land there last year I sold a piece of land to the Company, the Ion Kong. I sold it in the 8th, moon of last year. I gave a deed. I was paid 205 dollars. The price was a fair one. I sold the land will ingly. No one brought any pressure to bear on me. The transac- tion has not been registered in the San On Magistrate's office The piece of land is in Taipo t'an. I do not wish to buy the land back. I sold the land because I wanted the money. No one told me that if I did not sell the land it would be confis- cated by the British authorities. The transaction was a per- fectly voluntary one. (sa.) E Ma #on Ki Statement made before me this 1st.day of May/99 (So.) J.H. STEWART LOCKHART. C.3. Hon. Col. Secretary. I do not see why there should be any interfe- rence in such a case as this. Two men of their own free will makes a bargain. The only grounds for interference would be a fraudulent statement by the purchaser to induce the seller to part with his property under its value.Our proclamation was intended primarily to apply to land sold by the Chinese Govt. after date of Convention, (3d) H.A.BLAKE. 3.5.99. f i

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457

MA ON KI states.-

I am a native of Um In. I have some land there

last year I sold a piece of land to the Company, the Ion Kong.

I sold it in the 8th, moon of last year. I gave a deed. I was

paid 205 dollars. The price was a fair one. I sold the land will

ingly. No one brought any pressure to bear on me. The transac-

tion has not been registered in the San On Magistrate's office

The piece of land is in Taipo t'an. I do not wish to buy the

land back. I sold the land because I wanted the money. No one

told me that if I did not sell the land it would be confis-

cated by the British authorities. The transaction was a per-

fectly voluntary one.

(sa.) E Ma #on

Statement made before me this 1st.day of May/99

(So.) J.H. STEWART LOCKHART.

C.3.

Hon. Col. Secretary.

I do not see why there should be any interfe- rence in such a case as this. Two men of their own free will makes a bargain. The only grounds for interference would be a fraudulent statement by the purchaser to induce the seller to part with his property under its value.Our proclamation was intended primarily to apply to land sold by the Chinese Govt. after date of Convention,

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