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owing to the works of the Praya Reclamation and that being situated so far West and out of the Chinese residential districts we are of opinion that it would be many years before the property would pay to convert into Chinese houses and shops.
Summary.
It will be seen from Valuations 2 & 3 that the land of this particular Lot with the godown business was worth more than the $5 per square foot given in our Valuation 1 (this value being about the price of land in the neighbourhood in 1895) and we are therefore of opinion that this property was worth $282,000.00 in 1893.
Yours faithfully,
LEIGH & ORANGE.
M. M. Inst. C. E.
No. 450.
SIR,
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Appendix IX.
638
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 27th March, 1889.
I am directed to inform you that the Governor understands that you, as proprietor of Lot No. 184, are indifferent or opposed to an agreement with the Government, on the terms to be sanctioned by the Reclamation Bill now before the Legislative Council.
His Excellency would be glad to know whether it is your intention to enter into such agreement with the Government, with a view to immediate consideration whether you should not be excluded altogether from the benefit of the scheme, by terminating the line of Reclamation east of your Lot. I am to request the favour of an early reply, as the second Reading of the Bill is appointed for the 29th instant.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
The above is the report marked A. referred to in the Statutory Declaration of ROBERT KENNAWAY LEIGH and JAMES ORANGE. Declared before me by the said ROBERT KENNAWAY LEIGH and JAMES ORANGE this 17th day of February, 1899.
(Signed) A. SETH,
Acting Registrar and a Commissioner, &c.
Appendix VIII.
Statement of Claim for Loss of Rents from the Godowns situated on Marine Lot No. 184, during the progress of the Works of the Praya Reclamation, from the 1st January, 1896, to the 10th October, 1899.
1895 1896 1897 1898 1899STATEMENT OF CLAIM FOR LOSS OF RENTS.
Net Rents for the year 1895 were $15,406.89 as above stated.
Time from 1st January, 1896, to the sale and transfer of the Property on 10th October, 1899, was 3 years and 283 days; @ $15,406.89 per annum.... $58,166.28
DEDUCT Net Rents received during that time as above stated.....
33,023.49
Loss of Rents.... $25,142.79
T. Howard, Esq.
SIR,
HONGKONG, 28th March, 1889.
In reply to your letter No. 450 of yesterday's date, I have the honour to say that, on the 15th August, 1887, and on the 27th June, 1888, I addressed you, asking certain questions with reference to the proposed Praya Reclamation Scheme. In answer to the first letter, it was suggested that my questions should be put to Mr. Chater, who had been accepted by the Government as Intermediary between the Crown and its Lessees.
I refused to accept any Intermediary in dealing with a Crown Lease. In answer to the second, I was informed that His Excellency the Governor was unable to enter into correspondence with individual Lot-holders.
In the absence of the information asked for, I have not been able clearly to place before the Lot-holders I represent, both here and in England, how their property would be affected by the Scheme.
But, if the Ordinance which has been published in the local newspapers contains the only terms upon which an agreement can be entered into, I must at once say that I decline to enter into such agreement.
For the information of His Excellency I may point out that if it be decided to deal with the Lots I represent by terminating the line of Reclamation to the East of those Lots, the Reclamation would not go further West than Pottinger Street.
I have the honour to be,
The Hon'ble FREDERICK STEWART, LL.D.,
Colonial Secretary.
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
THOS. HOWARD.
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owing to the works of the Praya Reclamation and that being situated so far West and out of the Chinese residential districts we are of opinion that it would be many
years before the property would pay to convert into Chinese houses and shops.
Summary.
It will be seen from Valuations 2 & 3 that the land of this particular Lot with the fiodown business was worth more than the $5 per square foot given in our Valuation 1 (this value being about the price of land in the neighbourhood in 1895) and we are therefore of opinion that this property was worth $282,000,00 in 1893.
Yours faithfully,
LEIGH & ORANGE.
M. M. Inst. C. E.
No. 450.
SIR,
41
Appendix IX.
638
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 27th March, 1889.
I am directed to inform you that the Governor understands that you, as proprietor of Lot No. 184, are indifferent or opposed to an agreement with the Government, on the terms to be sanctione by the Reclamation Bill now before the Legislative Council.
His Excellency would be glad to know whether it is your intention to enter into such agreement with the Government, with a view to immediate consideration whether you should not be excluded altogether from the benefit of the scheme, by terminating the line of Reclamation east of
your Lot. I am to request the favour of an early reply, as the second Reading of the Bill is appointed for the 29th instant.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
The above is the report markel A. referred to in the Statutory Declaration of ROBERT KENNAWAY LEIGH and JAMES ORANGE. Declared before me by the said Router KENNAWAY LEIGH and JAMES ORANGE this 17th day of February, 1899.
(Signed) A. SETH,
Acting Registrar and a Commissioner, &c.
Appendix VIII.
Statement of Claim for Loss of Rents from the Godowns situated on Marine Lot No. 184, during the progress of the Works of the Praya Reclamation, from the 1st January, 1896, to the 10th October, 1899.
1895
1896
WORKING ACCOUNT.
CROWN RENT
RATES CHARGES)
Ivsr-
BANCE
WAGES REPAIRS
TOTAL GROSS EXPENSES RENTS
NET RENTS
$
$219.00 $858.00 $269.46 $95.75 $1,200.00 $197.21 $2,869.42 $18,276.91 |$15,406.89
*r.
C. $ e.
1. $ c. 249.00
246.75
1897 249.00
249.00
193.06
1898
1899 293 days.
$ c. &c.
858.00 237,40
858.00 236.68
$2.
G.
71.371,200.00
2,862.52 12,451.22 9,688.70
90.50 1,200.00
39.44 2,673.62 12,954.40 10,280.78
858.00 191.97
667.33| 101.45 12.99 732.00 54.55 1,761.88 6,069,67
90.50 1,200.00 | 71.84 2,661.31 11,507.03 8,845.72
4,308.29
$940,06 $3,241.33|$767.50 $263.56 $4,332,00$412.58 $9,958.83 $42,982.32 $33,023.49
STATEMENT OF CLAIM FOR LOSS OF RENTS.
Net Rents for the year 1895 were $15,406.89 as above stated.
Time from 1st January, 1896, to the sale at transfer of the Property on 10th
October, 1899, was 3 years and 283 days; @ $15,406,89 per Aanma.... $58,166.28 DEDUCT Net Rents received during that time as above stated.....
33,023,19
Loss of Reuts,... $25,142.79
T. Howard, Esq.
SIR,
HONGKONG, 28th March, 1889.
In reply to your letter No. 450 of yesterday's date, I have the honour to say that, on the 15th August, 1887, and on the 27th June, 1888, I addressed you, asking certain questions with reference to the proposed Praya Reclamation Scheme. In answer to the first letter, it was suggested that my questions should be put to Mr. Chater, who had been accepted by the Government as Intermediary
between the Crown and its Lessees.
I refused to accept any Intermediary in dealing with a Crown Lease. In answer to the second, I was informed that His Excellency the Governor was unable to enter into correspondence with individual Lot-holders.
In the absence of the information asked for, I have not been able clearly to place before the Lot-holders I represent, both here and in England, how their property would be affected by the Scheme.
But, if the Ordinance which has been published in the local newspapers contains the only terms upon which an agreement can be entered into, I must at once say that I decline to enter into such agreement."
For the information of His Excelleney I may point out that if it be decided to deal with the Lots I represent by terminating the line of Recla:nation to the East of those Lots, the Reclamation would not go further West than Pottinger Street.
I have the honour to be,
The Hon'ble FREDERICK STEWART, LL.D.,
Colonial Secretary.
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
THOS. HOWARD.
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