CO129-324 - Governor Nathan - 1904 [10-12] — Page 16

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"odd mau of land on the coastline between Ngau

Tau Kok and Lyeemoon. A rent of $5.00 was to

be paid annually until reclamation was effected

when an appropriate tax was to be paid.

On

a consideration of Exhibits "C", "E" and "H"

it seems clear that the concession included

land above the sea level as well as land

covered by water. Land in private ownership

and quarries were expressly excepted from the

concession which is stated to be of Government

waste land. The Court finds that the expression 600 odd mau might cover an area between

600 and 650 mau but could not exceed 650 mau

one mau being equal to .208 acres and 4.8 mau

being equal to one acre."

We may here mention that between the date of the

Agreement hereinbefore alluded to and the date of the

presentation of the Claim to the Land Court one of the Vendors

Ho Amei had died, hence the allowance of the Claim by the Land

Court in the name of Ho Lap Pun only.

At this juncture we would refer you to Sections 13,

14, 15 and 16 of the New Territories Land Court Ordinance

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"odd mau of land on the coastline between Ngau Tau Kok and Lyeemoon. A rent of $5.00 was to be paid annually until reclamation was effected when an appropriate tax was to be paid. On a consideration of Exhibits "C", "E" and "H" it seems clear that the concession included land above the sea level as well as land covered by water. Land in private ownership and quarries were expressly excepted from the concession which is stated to be of Government waste land. The Court finds that the expression 600 odd mau might cover an area between 600 and 650 mau but could not exceed 650 mau one mau being equal to .208 acres and 4.8 mau being equal to one acre." We may here mention that between the date of the Agreement hereinbefore alluded to and the date of the presentation of the Claim to the Land Court one of the Vendors Ho Amei had died, hence the allowance of the Claim by the Land Court in the name of Ho Lap Pun only. At this juncture we would refer you to Sections 13, 14, 15 and 16 of the New Territories Land Court Ordinance -3-
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15 "odd mau of land on the coast line between Ngau "Tau Kok and Lyeemoon. A rent of $5:00 was to "be paid annually until reclamation was effected "when an appropriate tax was to be paid. On "a consideration of Exhibits "C", "E" and "H" "it seems clear that the concession included "land above the sea level as well as land "covered by water. Land in private ownership and quarries were expressly excepted from the "concession which is stated to be of Government "waste land. The Court finds that the expres- "sion 600 odd mau might cover an area between *600 and 650 mau but could not exceed 650 mau "one mau being equal to acres .208 and 4.8 mau "being equal to one acre." We may here mention that between the date of the Agreement hereinbefore alluded to and the date of the presentation of the Claim to the Land Court one of the Vendors Ho Amei had died, hence the allowance of the Claim by the Land Court in the name of Ho Lap Pun only. At this juncture we would refer you to Sections 13, 14, 15 and 16 of the New Territories Land Court Ordinance -3-
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"odd mau of land on the coast line between Ngau

"Tau Kok and Lyeemoon. A rent of $5:00 was to

"be paid annually until reclamation was effected

"when an appropriate tax was to be paid.

On

"a consideration of Exhibits "C", "E" and "H"

"it seems clear that the concession included

"land above the sea level as well as land

"covered by water. Land in private ownership

and quarries were expressly excepted from the

"concession which is stated to be of Government

"waste land. The Court finds that the expres-

"sion 600 odd mau might cover an area between

*600 and 650 mau but could not exceed 650 mau

"one mau being equal to acres

.208 and 4.8 mau

"being equal to one acre."

We may here mention that between the date of the

Agreement hereinbefore alluded to and the date of the

presentation of the Claim to the Land Court one of the Vendors

Ho Amei had died, hence the allowance of the Claim by the Land

Court in the name of Ho Lap Pun only.

At this juncture we would refer you to Sections 13,

14, 15 and 16 of the New Territories Land Court Ordinance

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