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Court. The Court can allow it, however, by giving "Special

permission" (See Section 12). This meets the requirements of

any exceptional case.

The only plausible reason for the Protest

that I can see, is the technical one, that both Bills

being sent to Members for their convenience the title

of the amended Bill was by mistake insetted in the Order

of the day.

I annex copy of the Original Bill marked A

Copy of the Bill (as amended) B

Copy Report Chairman Law Committee.

Copy Hansard's Report of Leg.Council Meeting.

I may add that I have spoken of "so called"

perpetual lessees, because I have little doubt that if

they failed to pay the rent and allowed the lands to fall

out of cultivation for a long time, the Chinese

Authorities would speedily terminate the "perpetuity" and

substitute some desirable tenants. Nor do I think that.

the Chinese Authorities would be incapable of readjusting

the rent if the necessities of revenue required it.

(Sz.) W. Meigh Goodman.

27.3.1900.