CO129-604-1 Crown Leases 26-6-1946 - 5-9-1947 — Page 8

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Hang Kany

(4) is

1947

Desp. 161

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19-6-47

a request for approval to sea by

private treaty

Territories, of

erection

In the

a

area

lot

of

لمسها

in the New

approx. 3000 29. ft., for the

of a temple by beal villages.

despatch referred to in the 1st

para. of (4) hard Gewe agreed to the sale by

private treaty of small 6ts of land in the

New Territories

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the following conditions:- 1/ Each case should be submitted for the Governa's

approval;

2/

The Land

Office certifies that there is no probability of any competition at the sale and the applicant is the only persen interested. 3/ Only building lots not exceeding 1000sq.ft.

agricultural lots

not exceeding 1/8 acre

(5445 sq.ft.)

are so

sold.

Such sales are

limited to

4/

to bona fide

applications from Chinese for their own

Occupation

in places where there is not

likelihood of much development in the

neighbourhood

5

С

o The system of sale by private treaty is not

extended to

New Kowloon

shores of Junk Bay?

on the

the land and that along the

railway line and important roads,

The present

request does not comply

altogether

must lot

with

the

presumably be

above conditions, since it

classed as a

building

but is over

>

1000 sq ft.

but

as we are

assured that the development of the

will not be

a temple approve the

hindered by the

erection of

I would think that we cared

proposal.

Page

Page

age 9

Perhaps Mr. W.F. Dawson would

Kindly

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Say whether

there

Que

any

objections to the

proposal from land tenure point of view.

N.B.

D. B. Whyte

1/8

I have not attached the 1909 despatch as it is

how bound in a volume approx. Hinches thick!

Men

Cartland

Land tenure is Peady Dept's baby

but I fear I'm not competent to discuss

On first peniceplex, I should

IK. case

this have thim shte buildng

•

land

should

had certami

examine them. If the option to

generations to run.

a

shape

temple on

lease hou

・it and Gut.

The lean in this case,

renew is exercised, has two

Want you care to comment on

Land Tenure Panel?

whalf of Clai

378.

of the temple builders are content

with the terms proposed

certain not propose supertin

ous proposed should

certaing

secustome the the most

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satisfacting arrangement from the paint Brew of the jovernment and the pene

Jenerali spodent I should approve without

maread.

? Then

as in draft Yoo.

D.B. Whyte 1/2

w

age 9