CO129-347 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [4-6] — Page 364

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legal claim to be considered

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non-Chinese", he has

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house let to him

in the Still District - Sit Piggott has

no

legal claim to let his house to

him.

Six F Piggott is

poursuing the

simply

corpse which he has

uity followed since he went

consistently

to Hongkong - of making himself as

to the Sovemment

unpleasant

possibly

FIDENTIAL.

Hongkong.

My Lord,

he

C361 24249

10 JUL 08

Government House,

Hongkong, 4th. June, 1908.

I have the honour to transmit in

accordance with Colonial Regulation 212 copy of a letter

covering two Memoranda at the request of the Chief Justice

біб до

Sir F. Piggott.

!

There is not the slightest

nason why the fort should provide the C.J. with

a house - but if it did

it should certainly wait until

that C.. is

no

Su 7 longer Set Piggott

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the order morcoons, having, record to the main object of the order, I to

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see this,

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abpural ofhis action.

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2.

I will deal first with the Memo-

-randum on the subject of the refusal of the Governor-in-

-Council to grant exemption to a Mr. Ho Tung from the

operation of Ordinance No. 4 of 1904 in order to enable

the Chief Justice to let to him the house named the

"Eyrie".

3.

The Hill District Reservation

Ordinance (1904) was enacted in consequence of a Petition

received from the owners and occupiers of Houses in what

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is known as the Hill District, and under the circumstances

set out in Mr. May's Despatch No. 189 of the 4th. of May,

1904. The Ordinance received the support of the Chinese

RIGHT HONOURABLE

Members

THE EARL OF CREWE,

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