CO129-540-11 Grants of new Crown Leases 12-5-1932 - 11-8-1932 — Page 3

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The Attorney-General is of opinion that

for the Crown to issue 75 year leases would

be inequitable, but we learn from his minute

for the first time, that in some cases the

Hong Kong Government has already done that.

The Attorney-General considers that, if all

the remaining section holders of a lot joined

together, paid up all arrears of rent and went

to court, the court would cancel the Crown' S

right of re-entry.

That would obviously

be right, and we anticipated something of

the sort in paragraph 2 of No.4.

But it is difficult to understand what

bearing that has on the cases we are dealing

with, (See paragraphs 4 and 5 of No. 1). In

such cases, section holders find their tenure

insecure and petition the Crown for relief

in the shape of separate Crown leases Since

1900, the Hong Kong Government has issued no

Crown leases for a longer term than 75 years

with the option of renewal for another 75

years, and I still cannot see why it should

make a departure from that policy in this

case.

Perhaps we might discuss with

Sir William Peel.

J. A. Calder

yes; please unange

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& discuss

with Six W. Peel, wanatabing

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