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No. 462.
SIR,
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Hongkong, 28th March, 1889.
I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of to-day on the subject of the Praya Reclamation Scheme.
His Excellency being of opinion that my letter of yesterday's date conveys an impression different from that intended by him, has directed me to forward, in substitution, a verbatim copy of his minute, on which my letter was written.
If, as I presume, your reply will be the same as that already received, I should be obliged if you would inform me at once.
I have the honour to be,
Your most obedient Servant,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Colonial Secretary.
THOS. HOWARD, Esq.
Sir,
MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
The Governor understands that the only proprietors who are indifferent to or opposed to the agreement with the Government on the terms to be sanctioned by the Reclamation Ordinance now before the Council are those of Marine Lots 184, 188, 189, 190, & 191; and His Excellency would therefore be glad to know from them individually whether they are willing to agree or not on these terms, with a view to the immediate consideration whether these Lots should not be left out of the scheme altogether and the Reclamation confined to the Lots at the eastward."
27-3-89.
G. W. DES VŒUX,
Governor.
HONGKONG, 19th September, 1891.
From a Government Notification I see that it is requested that owners of Wharves and Piers claiming to be entitled to compensation under section 7 of Ordinance 16 of 1889 should appoint a representative to confer with the Surveyor General on the principle to be adopted in apportioning the $180,000 set apart for compensation. Mr. M. J. D. STEPHENS and myself are owners of Marine Lot No. 184 and of the Pier in front thereof, and claim to be entitled to compensation, but to what extent, I am unable to determine; because the Government is not carrying out the Reclamation Scheme in accordance with the Ordinance, but is leaving out Marine Lots Nos. 184, 191, 190, 189 and 188.
Although our Lot is being left out, yet, the Scheme as at present proposed will render it necessary to remove part of the Pier, and thus will arise a claim for compensation under the Ordinance.
Of course, if it is intended to complete the Reclamation in front of these Lots, as soon as the other part of the section is finished, then the Government would have to claim the whole of the compensation for the Pier, inasmuch as Marine Lot No. 184 would have to be resumed, I suppose, under the Covenant in the Crown Lease;
for Mr. M. J. D. STEPHENS and myself, as owners of the aforesaid Lot 184, have not agreed to the Reclamation Scheme.
I should therefore be glad to know if the Government propose to carry out the Scheme in accordance with the Ordinance.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
THOS. HOWARD.
The Honourable W. M. GOODMAN,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
HONGKONG, 21st October, 1891.
SIR,
HONGKONG, 29th March, 1889.
I have to thank His Excellency the Governor for the kind consideration shown to me in giving instructions that I should be supplied with a copy of his Minute upon which letter of the 27th instant was written to me; and in your reply have to say that my answer of yesterday is not altered by the perusal of the Minute.
But its perusal has been of use in that it enables me to see, and to say, that His Excellency has not been fully informed as to the number of Lot-holders who are opposed to the agreement with the Government on the terms embodied in the Reclamation Ordinance now before the Legislative Council.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
The Honourable FREDERICK STEWART, LL.D.,
Colonial Secretary.
On the 19th September, I wrote to you, asking if the Government propose to carry out the Praya Reclamation Scheme in accordance with the Ordinance, in so far as Section No. 1 is concerned.
The work now being carried out appears to stop short at Marine Lot No. 185, leaving out Marine Lot Nos. 184, 191, 190, 189 and 188.
Since my letter to you of the 19th ultimo, Marine Lot No. 185 has been offered for sale to me, but before I can decide about purchasing, it is necessary that I should be made aware of the intention of the Government as to completing the whole of Section 1, or stopping short opposite Marine Lot No. 185.
I should therefore regard it a favour if you would give me an answer at your earliest convenience.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
THOS. HOWARD.
The Honourable W. M. GOODMAN,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
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No. 462.
SIR,
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Hongkong, 28th March, 1889.
I ain directed by His Excellency the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of to-day on the subject of the Praya Reclamation Scheme.
His Excellency being of opinion that my letter of yesterday's date conveys an impression different from that intended by him, has directed me to forward, in substitution, a verbatim copy of his minute, on which my letter was written.
If, as I presume, your reply will be the same as that already received, I should be obliged if you would inform me at once.
I have the honour to be,
Your most obedient Servant,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Colonial Secretary.
THOS. HOWARD, Esq.
Sir,
MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
The Governor understands that the only proprietors who are indifferent to or opposed to the agreement with the Government on the terms to be sanctioned by the Reclamation Ordinance now before the Council are those of Marine Lots 184, 188, 189, 190, & 191; and His Excellency would therefore be glad to know from them individually whether they are willing to agree or not on these terms, with a view to the inmediate consideration whether these Lots should not be left out of the scheme altogether and the Reclamation confined to the Lots at the eastward."
27-3-89.
G. W. DES VŒŒUX,
Governor.
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SIB
HONGKONG, 19th September, 1891.
From a Government Notification I see that it is requested that owners of Wharves and Piers claiming to be entitled to compensation under section 7 of Ordinance 16 of 1889 should appoint a representative to confer with the Surveyor General on the principle to be adopted in apportioning the $180,000 set apart for compensation. Mr. M. J. D. STEPHENS and myself are owners of Marine Lot No. 184 and of the Pier in front thereof, and claim to be entitled to compensation, but to what extent, I am unable to determine; because the Government is not carry- ing out the Reclamation Scheme in accordance with the Ordinance, but is leaving out Marine Lots Nos. 184, 191, 190, 189 and 188.
Although our Lot is being left out, yet, the Scheme as at present proposed will render it necessary to remove part of the Pier, and thus will arise claim for compensation under the Ordinance.
Of course,
if it is intended to complete the Reclamation in front of these Lots, as soon as the other part of the section is finished, then the Government would have to claim the whole of the compensation for the Pier inasmuch as Marine Lot No. 184 would have to be resumed, I suppose, under the Covenant in the Crown Lease;
for Mr. M. J. D. STEPHENS and myself, as owners of the aforesaid Lot 184, have not agreed to the Reclamation Scheme.
I should therefore be glad to know if the Government propose to carry out the Scheme in accordance with the Ordinance.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
THOS. HOWARD.
The Honourable W, M. GOODMAN,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
HONGKONG, 21st October, 1891.
SIR,
SIR,
HONGKONG, 29th March, 1889.
I have to thank His Excellency the Governor for the kind consideration shown to me in giving instructions that I should be supplied with a copy of his Minute upon which letter of the 27th instant was written to me; and in
your reply have to say that my answer of yesterday is not altered by the perusal of the Minute.
But its perusal has been of use in that it enables me to see, and to say, that His Excellency has not been fully informed as to the number of Lot-holders who are opposed to the agreement with the Government on the terms embodied in the Reclamation Ordinance now before the Legislative Council.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
The Honourable FREDERICK STEWART, LL.D.,
Colonial Secretary.
On the 19th September, I wrote you, asking if the Government propose to carry out the Praya Reclamation Scheme in accordance with the Ordinance, in so far as Section No. 1 is concerned.
The work now being carried out appears to stop short at Marine Lot No. 185, leaving out Marine Lot Nos. 184, 191, 190, 189 and 188.
Since my letter to you of the 19th ultimo, Marine Lot No. 185 has been offered for sale to me, but before I can decide about purchasing, it is necessary that I should be made aware of the intention of the Government as to completing
the whole of Section 1, or stopping short opposite Marine Lot No. 185.
I should therefore regard it a favour if you would give me an answer at your carliest convenience.
THOS. HOWARD,
The Honourable W. M. GooDMAN,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
THOS. HOWARD.
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