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310.49

Hongkong.

C.Or

158

8452

Government House, 4th MAR 04

Hongkong. 8th February, 1904.

I have the honour to inform you that owing to the overcrowded state of Mount Caroline Chinese Cemetery, and the difficulty of forming new terraces there, it has become necessary to consider the question of the disinterment of coffins, and the provision of a piece of ground for the re-burial of the exhumed bones, with a view to using the old grave sites over again. This is a system which has been successfully adopted at the Mount Davis Chinese Cemetery.

The matter has already been discussed with the Authorities of the Tung Wa Hospital, who are prepared to undertake the work of exhumation and re-interment if the Government will provide a new site for such of the bones as it may be found desirable to remove thither. A suitable locality has been selected, of which a tracing is attached. The land is situated on the hillside and is not likely to be required for building or other purposes. It is of an area of 1 acre and is valued by the Director of Public Works at 3 cents a Square Foot and $150 per acre Crown Rent. Capitalising the latter gives $4,312.00

2.

I have therefore to recommend that the ground in question be leased to the Authorities of the Tung Wa Hospital for a term of 75 years at a nominal Crown Rent of $1

RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.

&C...

80.

800.

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310.49 Hongkong. C.Or 158 8452 Government House, 4th MAR 04 Hongkong. 8th February, 1904. I have the honour to inform you that owing to the overcrowded state of Mount Caroline Chinese Cemetery, and the difficulty of forming new terraces there, it has become necessary to consider the question of the disinterment of coffins, and the provision of a piece of ground for the re-burial of the exhumed bones, with a view to using the old grave sites over again. This is a system which has been successfully adopted at the Mount Davis Chinese Cemetery. The matter has already been discussed with the Authorities of the Tung Wa Hospital, who are prepared to undertake the work of exhumation and re-interment if the Government will provide a new site for such of the bones as it may be found desirable to remove thither. A suitable locality has been selected, of which a tracing is attached. The land is situated on the hillside and is not likely to be required for building or other purposes. It is of an area of 1 acre and is valued by the Director of Public Works at 3 cents a Square Foot and $150 per acre Crown Rent. Capitalising the latter gives $4,312.00 2. I have therefore to recommend that the ground in question be leased to the Authorities of the Tung Wa Hospital for a term of 75 years at a nominal Crown Rent of $1 RIGHT HONOURABLE ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P. &C... 80. 800.
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310.49 Hongkong. C.Or 158 8452 Goverment Hoise,IC MAR 04 Hongkong. 8th. February, 1904. I have the honour to inform you that owing to the overcrowded state of Mount Caroline Chinese Cemetery, and the difficulty of forming new terraces there, it has be- come necessary to consider the question of the disinterment of coffins, and the provision of a piece of ground for the re-burial of the exhumed bones, with a view to using the old grave sites over again. This is a system which has been suc- cessfully adopted at the Mount Davis Chinese Cemetery. The matter has already been discussed with the Authorities of the Tung Wa Hospital, who are prepared to undertake the work of exhumation and re-interment if the Goverment will provide a new site for such of the bones as it may be found desirable to remove thither. A suitable locality has been selected of which a tracing is attached. The land is situated on the hill- side and is not likely to be required for building or other purposes. It is of an area of 1 acres and is valued by the Director of Public Works at 3 cents a Square Foot and $150 per acre Crown Rent. Capitalising the latter this gives $4,312.00 2. I have therefore to recommend that the ground in question be leased to the Authorities of the Tung Wa Hospital for a term of 75 years at a nominal Crown Rent of RIGHT HONOURABLE $1 ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.. &C... 80. 800.
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310.49

Hongkong.

C.Or

158

8452

Goverment Hoise,IC MAR 04

Hongkong. 8th. February, 1904.

I have the honour to inform you that owing

to the overcrowded state of Mount Caroline Chinese Cemetery,

and the difficulty of forming new terraces there, it has be-

come necessary to consider the question of the disinterment

of coffins, and the provision of a piece of ground for the

re-burial of the exhumed bones, with a view to using the old

grave sites over again. This is a system which has been suc-

cessfully adopted at the Mount Davis Chinese Cemetery. The

matter has already been discussed with the Authorities of the

Tung Wa Hospital, who are prepared to undertake the work of

exhumation and re-interment if the Goverment will provide a

new site for such of the bones as it may be found desirable

to remove thither. A suitable locality has been selected of

which a tracing is attached. The land is situated on the hill-

side and is not likely to be required for building or other

purposes. It is of an area of 1 acres and is valued by the

Director of Public Works at 3 cents a Square Foot and $150

per acre Crown Rent. Capitalising the latter this gives $4,312.00

2.

I have therefore to recommend that the

ground in question be leased to the Authorities of the Tung

Wa Hospital for a term of 75 years at a nominal Crown Rent of

RIGHT HONOURABLE

$1

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P..

&C...

80.

800.

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