CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908 — Page 163

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in Storing Gardens

Hongkong

Regrets listhe

2. Lord Grenve, is

unable to accept the

view that the

capitalized value of the Crown rent should

be credited to the War

Dept. The lease was purchased by that Dept and presumably the price asked by

the vendor

was

affected by

the fact

that

the land was liable

to a

annual charge of

(for not

£150 a year is the

War Dept paid less

for

it

than if

the

vendor had not had to

pay the rent. Similarly

when the land is sold

by the War Dept, the purchaser will have to pay the rent and will therefore offer

less for the lease than he would otherwise be willing

to pay.

There does not

therefore appear to be

any reason

why

the Colonial

Office

in

addition to

losing the net Surplus

during

the occupation of the land by the War Dept, should be debited with the capitalized value

of

the rent when the

land is

again

sold.

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in Storing Gardens Hongkong Regrets listhe 2. Lord Grenve, is unable to accept the view that the capitalized value of the Crown rent should be credited to the War Dept. The lease was purchased by that Dept and presumably the price asked by the vendor was affected by the fact that the land was liable to a annual charge of (for not £150 a year is the War Dept paid less for it than if the vendor had not had to pay the rent. Similarly when the land is sold by the War Dept, the purchaser will have to pay the rent and will therefore offer less for the lease than he would otherwise be willing to pay. There does not therefore appear to be any reason why the Colonial Office in addition to losing the net Surplus during the occupation of the land by the War Dept, should be debited with the capitalized value of the rent when the land is again sold.
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in Storing Gardens Stongkong Regrets listhe медие 2. Lord Greuve, is unable to accept take the view that the capitalized value of the Crown rent should br crates to the Warr Dept. The lease was purchased by that Dept and presumably the price asked by the vendor by the fact wa affected that the land was liable to a Aach charge of (for nut £150 a year is the War Dept paid less for than if the vendor had not had to pay the rent. Sumilarly when the land is solo. by the War Dept, the purchaser will have to pay the rout aus 162 will therefore offer less for the lease than he wouls otherwise be willing to pay. where Soes not therefor appear to be why mag any the Colonial Pos in addition to losing the nut Suring the occupation of the land by the War Dept, should be debited with the capitalized value of the nut when the land is agam RLA
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in Storing Gardens

Stongkong

Regrets listhe

медие

2. Lord Greuve, is

unable to accept take

the view that the

capitalized value of the Crown rent should

br crates to the Warr

Dept. The lease was purchased by that Dept and presumably the price asked by

the vendor

by

the fact

wa

affected

that

the land was liable

to a

Aach charge of

(for nut

£150 a year is the

War Dept paid less

for

than if

the

vendor had not had to

pay the rent. Sumilarly

when the land is solo.

by the War Dept, the purchaser will have to pay the rout aus 162 will therefore offer

less for the lease than he wouls otherwise be willing

to pay.

where Soes not

therefor appear to be

why

mag

any the Colonial

Pos in

addition to

losing the nut Suring

the occupation of the land by the War Dept, should be debited with the capitalized value

of

the nut when the

land is

agam

RLA

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