CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6] — Page 399

COPY.

Enclosure 5.

Judgment in claim 'U' Survey District No. 1 and

claim 'K' Survey District No. 2.

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The claimants .in claim "U' No. 1 Survey District and in claim 'K' No. 2 Survey District are the same as

these claims adjoin each other and but for the fact of their

being intersected by the boundary line between No. 1 and No. 2

Survey Districts would have been laid as a single claim and es-

pecially as the root of title is the same it is convenient that

one judgment should cover them both.

The root of title is a red fishing

ground deed (exhibit B) dated in 8th. Kwong Sui. It is supported

by tax receipts and mentions a tax covering 40.59 acres. The

claims are for sand banks by the sea and the plan exhibit X

gives 45.758 acres as the areaclaimed.

Of this area 1.036 falls within the old

Colonial boundary and was consequently British Territory be-

fore the Convention of June 9th., 1898, and must therefore be

excluded from consideration.

Of the remainder an area of 40.59

acres to be taken within the boundary stones laid down by the

claimants is allowed to them by the Court.

Delivered 7th. December, 1901.

(Sd.) H. E. Pollock.

(Sa.) H. B. Gompertz.