CO129-327 - Individuals - 1904 — Page 95

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The Purchasers prepared Plans of the property and forwarded such Plans to the Director of Public Works.

The Vendor Ho Lap Pun (Ho Amei being dead as we have previously mentioned) then applied to the Purchasers to complete the purchase, and it was arranged that the Purchasers should pay a portion of the purchase money and the balance when the Crown Lease or Certificate of title had been issued.

The Purchasers accordingly paid to the Vendor Ho Lap Pun the sum of $3,500 on account of purchase money.

In the meantime Messieurs Deacon and Hastings, Solicitors of this Colony on behalf of the Vendor Ho Lap Pun, had been in correspondence with the Colonial Secretary on the matter and on the 14th of July 1902 received from the Colonial Secretary a letter of which, omitting formal parts, the following is a copy.

"With reference to your letters of the 12th ultimo and 1st and 11th instant regarding the Claim of your client Mr. Ho Lap Pun concerning certain land at Ngau Tau Kok, I am directed to inform you that the matter is receiving attention, and that the Crown Lease to the area in question will be issued in due

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92 The Purchasers prepared Plans of the property and forwarded such Plans to the Director of Public Works. The Vendor Ho Lap Pun (Ho Amei being dead as we have previously mentioned) then applied to the Purchasers to complete the purchase, and it was arranged that the Purchasers should pay a portion of the purchase money and the balance when the Crown Lease or Certificate of title had been issued. The Purchasers accordingly paid to the Vendor Ho Lap Pun the sum of $3,500 on account of purchase money. In the meantime Messieurs Deacon and Hastings, Solicitors of this Colony on behalf of the Vendor Ho Lap Pun, had been in correspondence with the Colonial Secretary on the matter and on the 14th of July 1902 received from the Colonial Secretary a letter of which, omitting formal parts, the following is a copy. "With reference to your letters of the 12th ultimo and 1st and 11th instant regarding the Claim of your client Mr. Ho Lap Pun concerning certain land at Ngau Tau Kok, I am directed to inform you that the matter is receiving attention, and that the Crown Lease to the area in question will be issued in due -8- 4

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92 The Purchasers prepared Plans of the property and forwarded such Plans to the Director of Public Works. The Vendor Ho Lap Pun (Ho Amei being dead as we have previously mentioned) then applied to the Purchasers to complete the purchase, and it was arranged that the Purchasers should pay a portion of the purchase money and the balance when the Crown Lease or Certificate of title had been issued. The Purchasers accordingly paid to the Vendor Ho Lap Pun the sum of $3,500 on account of purchase money. In the meantime Messieurs Deacon and Hastings Solici– tors of this Colony on behalf of the Vendor Ho Lap Pun, had been in correspondence with the Colonial Secretary on the matter and on the 14th of July 1902 received from the Colonial Secretary a letter of which omitting formal parts, the following is a copy. "With reference to your letters of the 12th. "ultimo and 1st. and 11th. instant regarding "the Claim of your client Mr. Ho Lap Pun con- "cerning certain land at Ngau Tau Kok I am "directed to inform you that the matter is "receiving attention, and that the Crown Lease "to the area in question will be issued in due -8- 4

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The Purchasers prepared Plans of the property and

forwarded such Plans to the Director of Public Works.

The Vendor Ho Lap Pun (Ho Amei being dead as we

have previously mentioned) then applied to the Purchasers to

complete the purchase, and it was arranged that the Purchasers

should pay a portion of the purchase money and the balance

when the Crown Lease or Certificate of title had been issued.

The Purchasers accordingly paid to the Vendor Ho Lap

Pun the sum of $3,500 on account of purchase money.

In the meantime Messieurs Deacon and Hastings Solici–

tors of this Colony on behalf of the Vendor Ho Lap Pun, had

been in correspondence with the Colonial Secretary on the

matter and on the 14th of July 1902 received from the Colonial

Secretary a letter of which omitting formal parts, the

following is a copy.

"With reference to your letters of the 12th.

"ultimo and 1st. and 11th. instant regarding

"the Claim of your client Mr. Ho Lap Pun con-

"cerning certain land at Ngau Tau Kok I am

"directed to inform you that the matter is

"receiving attention, and that the Crown Lease

"to the area in question will be issued in due

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