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by the Land Court.
Mr. Messer was of opinion that the
refusals of compensation were due in large measure to un-
-willingness on the part of the Taxlords concerned to lose
countenance vis-a-vis the cultivators of the land whom
they had been accustomed to treat as their tenants, and I
am not without hopes that as the Taxlords realise the in-
-creased value of land in the New Territories owing to
development following on incorporation in the Colony of
Hongkong, they will be glad to accept the offers which
still remain open to them.
7.
On the whole considerable progress
has been made in the settlement of this difficult and com-
-plicated question, and I trust that the steps that I have
taken in the matter meet with your approval.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient
Humble servant,
M.
Governor, &C..
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