CO129-568-11 Ronald Hall bishop of Victoria- petitions that land held in trust for a school- should... 20-4-1938 - 29-4-1939 — Page 12

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No. 694.

Sir,

27 SEP 1938

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG,

15th September, 1938.

I have the honour to acknowledge the

2 receipt of your despatch No. 219 dated 14th July, 1938,

regarding a petition from the Bishop of Hong Kong on

the subject of Inland Lot No.76.

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2.

It is noted that the petition was wrongly

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addressed to you and it will be considered to have been

addressed to me for the purpose of further action. Bishop did in fact originally address this Government but was advised to petition you in the usual manner.

3.

With reference to the third and fourth

paragraphs of your despatch under reference, I would confirm that the petitioner desires: (a) a licence to assign the Crown lease as to the part of the property containing the warden's house and (b) a licence to

whoever may be the assignee to disregard the terms of

the covenant as to the use to be made of the property

thus assigned.

4.

As regards the increase in rent referred to in the last paragraph of my despatch No.321 dated 20th April, 1938, the proposal is that in the event

of the required licences being granted, the rent of

the assigned portion only should be increased.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

R.

MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,

&c.,

&C.,

&C.

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