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sir,

Public Works office,

Hongkong, 20th.

Surf,1910. 17522

Rect REG 10 JUN 10

I beg to inform you that I have been in

correspondence with Messrs. Butterfield and Swire regarding tho terms on which certain areas of land which they have recently occupied should be acquired by them. The areas in question are 3 in number. They are utilized for a hospital and two small reservoirs and are shown tinted pink, green and yellow respective – -ly on the enclosed sun-print plan. There are also certain en- -croachments on Crown Land by pipe-lines, filter chambers, powder magazines, rifle range, &c., which are shown on the plan.

I proposed to Messrs. Butterfield and Swire

the following terms, which are based on those for lots recently

acquired by them by purchase at auction;-

(1).

Hospital Site colbured pink on plan.

(a). Term of lease 75 years renewable, cormonaing

from 24th. June, 1909.

(b). Premium at the rate of 6 cents per square

foot.

(c). Crown Rent at the rate of $200 per acro por

annum.

(d). The lessee of the lot shall within seven

days of the date of a writton notice from the Director of Public Works pay into the Colonial Treasury, on behalf of His Majesty the King, the sum of $6.25 for and in con- -sideration of each and every Boundary Stone

properly cut, fixed and marked with the Registry Number, which shall be placed by the Director of Public Works, for the lessec

at oach angle of the lot.

(e)