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CONFIDENTIAL

NO.

Hongkong.

65

4296817

CONFIDENTIAL

R 22 NOV

Government House,

Hongkong, 23rd October, 1908.

My Lord,

0 3839 1

With reference to Your Lordship's Confidential Despatch of the 14th September last forwarding in original a letter which had been received from a Solicitor, Mr. Otto Kong Sing covering a petition from certain leaseholders in New Kowloon on the subject of the Crown rents charged by this Government, I have the honour to state that as the petition addressed to the Mai Au Fu and referred to in the correspondence which terminated in Your Lordship's Confidential Despatch of January 22nd, 1906, was never laid before this Government I am unable to say whether or not the signatories to the Petition on which a report has been called for were the parties that signed the Petition addressed to the Chinese Authorities at Peking.

2.

The rates of Crown Rent originally fixed in July, 1899, or only a few months after we had taken formal possession of the New Territories, were merely tentative rates based on the information then available.

These rates were promulgated in Government Notification No. 393 published at page 1115 of the Gazette for 1899,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,

&c.,

&c.,

&c....

Page 363

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Page 363

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CONFIDENTIAL NO. Hongkong. 65 4296817 CONFIDENTIAL R 22 NOV Government House, Hongkong, 23rd October, 1908. My Lord, 0 3839 1 With reference to Your Lordship's Confidential Despatch of the 14th September last forwarding in original a letter which had been received from a Solicitor, Mr. Otto Kong Sing covering a petition from certain leaseholders in New Kowloon on the subject of the Crown rents charged by this Government, I have the honour to state that as the petition addressed to the Mai Au Fu and referred to in the correspondence which terminated in Your Lordship's Confidential Despatch of January 22nd, 1906, was never laid before this Government I am unable to say whether or not the signatories to the Petition on which a report has been called for were the parties that signed the Petition addressed to the Chinese Authorities at Peking. 2. The rates of Crown Rent originally fixed in July, 1899, or only a few months after we had taken formal possession of the New Territories, were merely tentative rates based on the information then available. These rates were promulgated in Government Notification No. 393 published at page 1115 of the Gazette for 1899, THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G., &c., &c., &c.... Page 363 ... Page 363
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C NO. Hongrong. 65 4296817 İRECT R 22 NOV Government House, Hongkong, 23rd. October, 1908. My Lord, 0 3839 1 #ith reference to Your Lordship's Confiden- -tial Despatch of the 14th. September last forwarding in origin- -al a letter which had been received from a Solicitor, Mr. Otto Kong Sing covering a petition from certain leaseholders in New Kowloon on the subject of the Crown rents charged by this Govern- -rent. I have the honour to state that as the petition addressed to the Mai Au Fu and referred to in the correspondence which ter- -minated in Your Lordship's Confidential Despatch of January fo ་ས་། 22nd., 1906, was never laid before this Government i am unable to say whether or not the signatories to the Petition on which a report has been called for were the parties that signed the Petition addressed to the Chinese Authorities at Peking. 2. The rates of Crown Hent originally fixed in July, 1899, or only a few months after we had taken formal possession of the New Territories, were merely tentative rates based on the information then available. These rates were promulgated in Government Notification No. 393 published at page 1115 of the Gazette for THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE BANL OF ELGIN, K.G., &c.. &c.. $c... 1899,
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C

NO.

Hongrong.

65

4296817

İRECT

R 22 NOV

Government House,

Hongkong, 23rd. October, 1908.

My Lord,

0 3839 1

#ith reference to Your Lordship's Confiden-

-tial Despatch of the 14th. September last forwarding in origin-

-al a letter which had been received from a Solicitor, Mr. Otto

Kong Sing covering a petition from certain leaseholders in New

Kowloon on the subject of the Crown rents charged by this Govern-

-rent. I have the honour to state that as the petition addressed

to the Mai Au Fu and referred to in the correspondence which ter-

-minated in Your Lordship's Confidential Despatch of January

fo

་ས་།

22nd., 1906, was never laid before this Government i am unable

to say whether or not the signatories to the Petition on which

a report has been called for were the parties that signed the

Petition addressed to the Chinese Authorities at Peking.

2.

The rates of Crown Hent originally fixed

in July, 1899, or only a few months after we had taken formal

possession of the New Territories, were merely tentative rates

based on the information then available.

These rates were promulgated in Government

Notification No. 393 published at page 1115 of the Gazette for

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE BANL OF ELGIN, K.G.,

&c..

&c..

$c...

1899,

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